Decriminalizing hypodermic needles is a hopeful sign that saving lives from drug overdose is becoming a priority.
opioid
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Law enforcement vital in the fight against opioid overdose
Medicine-assisted treatment and harm reduction are not enough to stop the rising death toll in Maine.
advertisement
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: India Street’s history of innovation, service preceded disruption in HIV care
The clinic offered HIV prevention drugs, access to Narcan and supervised treatment by residents well before 2016.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland police report ‘disturbing’ rise in overdoses during pandemic
Since May 1, a total of 86 drug overdoses have been reported in the city, 7 of them fatal.
Posted inTimes Record
Amistad support center offers free naloxone in Bath
The resource table will be outside the Bath Area Food Bank every Thursday this month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher’s death.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine gets $6.3 million for substance abuse job training
A two-year federal grant will help train treatment workers and prepare addiction sufferers for the job market.
Posted inThe Forecaster
City officials to attend opioid misuse, addiction workshop
PORTLAND — The Greater Portland Council of Governments and the city will offer a workshop this week for appointed and elected municipal leaders on how to address addiction and opioid misuse in the city. According to the city, the event, which will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Casco Bay […]
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Despite efforts to stem epidemic, Maine overdose deaths appear to be on rise again after 1-year dip
The Medical Examiner’s Office says 277 Mainers died from drug overdoses in the first 9 months of 2019, putting the state on track to surpass the total for 2018.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Opioid deaths follow plant closures
Researchers have documented how closely major economic disruption is linked with substance use.