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A disposal container is filled with hypodermic needles that were exchanged at a clinic is seen Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Portland, Maine. None of Maine's four exchange programs receives public funding, but private grants and other donations are drying up because of the poor economy.

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Madi Smith

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.

Glenn Gordon, seen here outside his downtown Rumford office in August, is the Oxford County liaison for a new state initiative to help save lives from drug overdoses.

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Maine Bolsters Substance Abuse Outreach Program In Effort To Stem Tide Of Opioid Deaths

Charlie Eichacker

As part of a new state initiative, outreach workers have partnered with local health agencies and law enforcement to meet an urgent need: saving the lives of people who use dangerous drugs.

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Maine Medical Examiner Wants More Money to Handle OD Deaths

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine is dealing with so many drug overdose deaths that the state medical examiner is asking for more money to handle the workload.Maine…

The Opiate Effect

Several young people share their struggles with opiate abuse as one family is confronted with the overdose of their son, Will Gates, a University of…

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Drug Deaths In Maine Continue To Increase

Mal Leary

Maine continues to see a record number of overdose deaths. The latest figures show 189 people have died of overdoses in the first six months of his year.…