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AUGUSTA, Maine - A Republican's bill tackles the opioid crisis in a rural Maine county with the state's highest rate of drug overdose deaths.Republican…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine lawmakers are considering whether to repeal the current 24-month limit on MaineCare treatment of opioid addiction with Suboxone.…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine lawmakers are set to consider bills to protect babies exposed to drugs and support peer recovery. More than one person a day died…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Veterinarians, law enforcement officers and doctors are sharing strategies to combat the opioid epidemic at a sold-out conference in…
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Members of two legislative committees heard more details Thursday about a plan to expand treatment for opioid addiction to several hundred more Mainers.…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Over the weekend, York police responded to a 24-year-old man who overdosed on elephant tranquilizer.Sgt. John Lizanecz says carfentanil…
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Sanford police responded to six suspected opioid overdoses last weekend, including one death.The overdoses all took place from Friday to Saturday within…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - A survey underscores the extent of Maine's drug crisis, indicating six in 10 Mainers know someone who has used heroin or abused…
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat opiate addiction called Probuphine. Its manufacturer calls it a game-changer, because…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine 2nd District Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a member of the House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, says a hearing the…