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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Operation HOPE extends shutdown amid omicron surge
After ceasing operations Dec. 16, the plan to resume the program on Jan. 14 has been postponed.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Maine shattered its annual record for overdose deaths in 2021
The 636 deaths, a 23% increase over 2020, are largely the result of fentanyl being added to other drugs. Increased isolation and other pandemic challenges also were factors.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Portland police reporting a rash of drug overdoses since Christmas
The trend in Portland seems to be a reflection of what has been happening in Maine as overdose deaths in 2021 are on pace to shatter the record set in 2020.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
York County to give harm reduction bags to people leaving jail
The bags containing information about resources, fentanyl test strips and naloxone are designed to help people who have substance use disorder transition back into the community.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2021
Coronavirus pandemic overshadows another Maine crisis: Drug overdose deaths
Maine is on pace to lose more than 600 residents to overdose this year, which would shatter the record set just last year.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court weighed whether the company’s marketing and sale of opioids created a public nuisance.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
Hundreds ‘rally for recovery’ in Lewiston
Several people, including Councilor Stephanie Gelinas, shared stories of personal tragedy and triumph during Saturday's event highlighting the opioid epidemic.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Lewiston ‘Rally for Recovery’ to highlight resources to fight opioid addiction
September is National Recovery Month. Nearly 20 local organizations will be on hand Sept. 18 to address the opioid epidemic.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
Under the settlement, the Sackler family will give up ownership of the company and contribute $4.5 billion. But the Sacklers will be shielded from any future lawsuits over opioids.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Gov. Mills to increase Medicaid payments for residential treatment of substance use disorder
Tuesday's announcement came on International Overdose Awareness Day. The state lost a record 502 people to drug overdoses last year, and the numbers so far this year suggest that will be eclipsed.
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