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Overdose

Published
April 2, 2022

Commentary: Drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death reveals the vulnerability we all share

There is so much more to every story than we will ever see – or than headlines can ever tell us.
Published
March 6, 2022

Mainers gather for Black Balloon Day, marking 636 overdose deaths in 2021

Members of the Maine recovery community advocate for an amendment to the state Good Samaritan Law that would protect anyone at the scene of an overdose from punishment for nonviolent crimes.
Published
March 6, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Easing limits on needle exchange programs is good public health

Concern about sending the wrong message to substance users helps spread infectious diseases.
Published
February 27, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Expanded ‘Good Samaritan’ law needed to slow Maine overdose deaths

When what you are doing doesn’t work, it’s time to try something else. Our current drug policies aren’t working.
Published
February 15, 2022

Maine Voices: Save people like my friend Madison – pass L.D. 1862

Expand Maine’s Good Samaritan law, so others will not hesitate to call 911 when their friends are in crisis.

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Published
February 9, 2022

Our View: Expanding Good Samaritan law will save Maine lives

Just a few minutes can make all the difference when calling for medical help during a drug overdose.
Published
February 2, 2022

Four charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

The men are accused of distributing fentanyl-laced heroin of the kind that caused the death of Williams, who gained fame playing Omar Little on the HBO series ‘The Wire.’
Published
January 17, 2022

Fatal fentanyl overdose of Connecticut 13-year-old brings calls for naloxone in schools

After the boy's death, investigators later found nearly 40 bags of fentanyl stashed in multiple locations within the school.
Published
December 14, 2021

Dad distributes Narcan in honor of son he lost to overdose

Jim Rodimon of North Yarmouth hands out the overdose reversal drug and other supplies on the streets of Portland.
Published
August 31, 2021

Gov. Mills to increase Medicaid payments for residential treatment of substance use disorder

Tuesday's announcement came on International Overdose Awareness Day. The state lost a record 502 people to drug overdoses last year, and the numbers so far this year suggest that will be eclipsed.