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Study: Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy $631 billion over 4 years

The cost of this year's crisis is likely to be between $171 billion and $214 billion.

Damariscotta grandparents confront opioid crisis after loved one’s death

After Morgan Mayo died this year of a drug overdose, Florence and Ernest Bourgon began an active fight against the scourge of addiction.

Maine names new director of mental health and substance abuse services

Jessica Pollard, who has been teaching at the Yale University School of Medicine, returns to her native state to lead an office that plays a key role in responding to the opioid crisis.

How fentanyl flowed through the U.S. Postal Service and across the southern border

Vulnerabilities that allowed vast quantities of the drug into the United States went unaddressed for years as tens of thousands of Americans died from overdoses.

Fifteen percent of pharmacies handled nearly half of all opioid pills nationwide

As use of opioid antidote increases, drug overdose deaths decline

Naloxone doses are now widely available in Maine pharmacies, although a new federal database shows significant variations in sales by county.

Emergency hospital admissions for drug overdoses have declined in Maine since 2017

The trend mirrors a statewide decrease in overdose deaths, with improved access to Suboxone and naloxone.

Maine drug overdose deaths continued decline in first quarter, falling 14%

The state had 74 fatal drug overdoses through March, down from 86 for the same period last year. Most of the deaths were caused by fentanyl, and cocaine-related overdoses are on the rise.

Maine summit on opioid crisis to offer a range of sessions

The summit is scheduled for Monday in Augusta.