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The number of opioid prescriptions being written by doctors in Maine declined by 32 percent between 2013 and 2017.In 2017, opioid prescriptions numbers…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - At most 50 homeless opioid users could get access to treatment and housing under a Democrat's bill. Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine's bill…
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The maker of OxyContin, one of the most common prescription painkillers involved in opioid overdose deaths, will no longer market the drug to doctors, an…
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Governor LePage and Attorney General Janet Mills have clashed on plenty of issues, but Mills says the governor’s critics misunderstand how the rulemaking…
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to establish a pilot program to help 50 of Maine’s homeless residents get stable housing and treatment for opioid…
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Fifty of Maine's most vulnerable residents who are addicted to opioids would get access to treatment under a bill that the Maine Legislature's Health and…
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It has been almost a year since a state task force finalized recommendations to address Maine’s opioid crisis.Three separate panels of experts spent…
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The Department of Health and Human Services says it will spend $2.4 million on an initiative that will provide additional access to medication-assisted…
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Gov. Paul LePage continued his criticism of the state’s methadone clinics on Tuesday, vowing to cut state funding from clinics that don’t provide…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - The nationwide crisis of heroin and opioid addiction has prompted 43 state governors to sign a compact that focuses on the…