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Portland has seen a recent spike in drug overdoses with 43 since April 10, including two that were fatal according to the Portland Police Department.
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A state harm reduction task force offered mixed views about whether Maine should authorize the opening of a safe-use site that allows people to use drugs in a supervised setting.
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Fatal overdoses declined 16% last year in Maine. And according to preliminary data, overdose deaths dropped by nearly 15% during the first seven months of this year.
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Maine's Director of Opioid Response, Gordon Smith, says 201 people died in the first four months of the year, compared to 215 during the same time period last year.
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A legislative committee has given initial approval to allow harm reduction centers in Maine communities that choose to open them.
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The recommendation comes from a special committee, formed by Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline nearly a year ago, which focused on how the city should respond to substance use disorder and its impacts on the community.
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Northern Light Health argued that the drug companies and pharmacy chains drove up the hospitals' cost of doing business during Maine's opioid crisis.
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Last year, Maine saw a record 716 drug overdose deaths.
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74% of respondents of a new survey from University of Maine researchers supported decriminalization for low-level drug offenses.