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Tag: Drug Abuse

Posted inOpinion Contributor

Decriminalization of drug possession is working in Oregon. Maine should follow the model.

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Early results from the law’s first year show the promise of pursuing a policy that supports people who use drugs, instead of punishing them.

Posted inBangor, News

Bangor police seize needles, shut down Pickering Square needle exchange

Avatar photo by Eesha Pendharkar August 29, 2019
Posted inBangor, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Nation, News, Portland, State, Waterville

$572M opioid judgment sparks hope in Maine, but don’t read too much into it

Avatar photo by Charles Eichacker August 27, 2019
Posted inEditorials, Opinion

Access to drug treatment shouldn’t end during incarceration

Avatar photo by The BDN Editorial Board July 31, 2019
Posted inHealth, News, State

Report: Overdose deaths dropped 14 percent in Q1 in Maine

Avatar photo by The Associated Press July 11, 2019July 11, 2019
Posted inAroostook, Drug Abuse, Health, News

Aroostook drug prevention program disbanded

by Jen LyndsOctober 10, 2018
Posted inNews, State

After years of soaring meth busts, evidence of production in Maine suddenly plunges

Avatar photo by Callie Ferguson December 27, 2017December 26, 2017
Posted inDrug Abuse, Nation, News

NH police chiefs say efforts to curb drug use have been ‘unsuccessful’

by AP October 25, 2017October 26, 2017
Posted inDrug Abuse, Maine Focus

Obamacare and drug abuse

by Jackie Farwell September 16, 2013
Posted inDrug Abuse, Maine Focus

Drug addicts look like CEOs, soccer moms, and your grandmother

by Jim LaPierre August 21, 2013
Posted inDrug Abuse, Maine Focus

Addiction and recovery for women conference scheduled Sept. 6

by Natalie Feulner July 23, 2013
Posted inDrug Abuse, Maine Focus

Drug-affected babies: Unwitting victims of Maine’s opiate problem

by Jackie Farwell July 16, 2013

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