Overdose
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Aroostook County mother sentenced to 4 years for toddler’s overdose death
Mariah Dobbins, 29, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month in the 2022 death of her 1-year-old son, Jaden Raymond.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Maine Senate votes down bill to establish safe injection sites
The Senate voted 18-16 Tuesday against the measure proposed by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, but lawmakers may consider an amendment to form a working group to study the feasibility of creating harm reduction centers.
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PublishedJune 16, 2023
Commentary: Mainers deserve access to harm reduction health centers
If the purpose of the 'war on drugs' is to save lives and create public safety, it’s time to admit we’ve lost.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Traffic stop in Portland leads to seizure of large amount of fentanyl
Portland police arrest one man on trafficking charges and also confiscate other drugs and cash.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
U.S. names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture ‘emerging threat’
It is the first time the designation has been used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Portland police seeing significant uptick in drug overdoses
Portland police said there have been 11 fatal overdoses in the city – including 3 in the past 5 days – since the beginning of the year.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available as an over-the-counter medication.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year
Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the "instant death," an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2023
Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021
Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
The Narcan effect: A new lease on life
Even as Maine experiences record numbers of overdose deaths, the expanded availability and use of the lifesaving opioid antidote naloxone presents a competing narrative.
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