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Addiction experts aim to reduce stigma around substance abuse treatment, harm reduction

by John Terhune May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

A panel of experts Wednesday night at Morse argued education, empathy and harm-reduction could reverse the troubling increase in drug-related deaths in Maine.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Police must get on board with expanded Maine Good Samaritan legislation

by The Editorial Board April 27, 2022April 26, 2022

Expected to be signed by Gov. Mills, the law’s expansion makes clear that saving lives, not making arrests, should be the focus at the scene of an overdose.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Gov. Mills, lawmakers find common ground

by The Editorial Board April 24, 2022April 23, 2022

Last minute compromises on utility regulation and the Good Samaritan law make Maine better able to meet its challenges.

Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Good Samaritan compromise got in the way of good policy

by Jim Fossel April 24, 2022April 23, 2022

The original version of L.D. 1862 could have saved Mainers’ lives without making government any bigger. What was wrong with that?

Op-eds, Opinion

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

by Elizabeth Conant Special to the Chicago Tribune April 2, 2022April 1, 2022

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

Local & State

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

by Chris Bouchard March 6, 2022March 6, 2022

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.