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Tag: addiction

THE AHAB INSIDE ME—A High-Seas Blues Opera

by Stuart Hedstrom 2 weeks agoAugust 15, 2022

From acclaimed Maine playwright Michael Gorman of the famed La MaMa Theatre in N.Y.C., comes a NEW ground-breaking Blues Opera and epic tale of addiction, obsession, and recovery. In a […]

Posted inBangor

A 130-year-old women’s boarding home will become Bangor’s latest sober living residence

by Kathleen O'Brien July 8, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine may be fueled by a steroid addiction

by Gwynne Dyer, Opinion columnist March 7, 2022March 7, 2022
Posted inBangor

A group that runs Bangor-area sober homes just opened its 10th in less than 4 years

by Judy Harrison January 31, 2022January 30, 2022
Posted inNation

Researchers are revisiting a drive to develop a vaccine against addictive drugs

by Tribune Content Agency January 10, 2022January 10, 2022
Posted inAroostook

Aroostook’s 1st substance use recovery house for women opens in Caribou

by Melissa Lizotte December 5, 2021December 4, 2021
Posted inBangor

Brewer recovery center sees its numbers double as pandemic worsens opioid crisis

by Judy Harrison November 28, 2021November 29, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Want to ease jail overcrowding? Ensure people have homes, health care and substance use treatment.

by Opinion Contributor November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Posted inBangor

Hampden detox center has temporarily closed due to staffing shortage

by Lia Russell October 28, 2021October 28, 2021
Posted inNew England

Boston begins clearing homeless camp, citing opioid crisis

by The Associated Press October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Posted inPortland

Church of Safe Injection gets Maine CDC approval for needle program

by Nick Schroeder October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

If government building zones aren’t suitable for homeless shelters and treatment centers, what is?

by Opinion Contributor October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
Posted inBangor

Bangor-area coalition wants millions of federal dollars to be spent on addiction services

by Lia Russell September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
Posted inAroostook

New federal grants will fund work combating stigma of drug addiction

by Hannah Catlin September 13, 2021September 13, 2021
Posted inEditorials

As overdose deaths continue to rise, Maine needs new tools to save lives

by The BDN Editorial Board June 27, 2021June 26, 2021
Posted inPortland

Portland detoxification program reopens amid high demand

by Patty Wight, Maine Public June 17, 2021June 17, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Ending the sale of menthol cigarettes is critical in addressing racial health disparities

by Opinion Contributor June 11, 2021June 11, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Punishment is not working. It is time to treat people who use drugs as human beings.

by Opinion Contributor April 24, 2021April 26, 2021
Posted inHancock

Following outcry, recovery coaching program resumes at Hancock County Jail

by Bill Trotter February 6, 2021February 5, 2021
Posted inLetters

Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021: Moved by Pickering OpEd, where’s the bipartisanship, make 2021 a year of climate action

by Opinion Contributor February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

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