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Tag: drug overdoses

Posted inNews

Candy-colored fentanyl reported in Maine, part of national trend

Avatar photo by Spectrum News August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

Fentanyl has been linked to approximately 75 percent of the drug overdose deaths reported in the first six months of this year.

Posted inMaine Focus

Police dogs aren’t trained to detect the deadly drug fueling Maine overdoses

Avatar photo by Callie Ferguson July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inPortland

Fatal overdoses in Portland for 2022 have already surpassed last year’s number

Avatar photo by David Marino Jr. July 5, 2022July 5, 2022
Posted inBangor

Bangor has had more suspected drug overdoses than Portland and Lewiston

Avatar photo by Kathleen O'Brien June 24, 2022June 24, 2022
Posted inNation

Annual drug overdose deaths in US top 100,000 for first time

Avatar photo by CQ-Roll Call November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Posted inBangor

After record number of overdose deaths in 2021, Maine’s outreach program is saving lives

Avatar photo by Lia Russell September 30, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inPenobscot

Drug overdose deaths in July top 50 again, with a quarter in Penobscot County

Avatar photo by Judy Harrison August 31, 2021August 31, 2021
Posted inPenobscot

Corinna parents whose infant daughter overdosed on fentanyl are indicted

Avatar photo by Judy Harrison July 30, 2021July 30, 2021
Posted inBangor

Bangor man indicted in connection with drug death outside Center Street apartment in April

Avatar photo by Judy Harrison July 30, 2021July 31, 2021
Posted inPenobscot

Penobscot County team aims to connect people with recovery help after they overdose

Avatar photo by David Marino Jr. June 2, 2021June 3, 2021
Posted inEditorials

Decriminalization offers different approach to reduce overdose deaths, incarceration

Avatar photo by The BDN Editorial Board May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Posted inNews

45 people died of drug overdoses last month in Maine, continuing deadly trend

Avatar photo by David Marino Jr. March 25, 2021March 25, 2021
Posted inEditorials

More than 500 Mainers died from overdoses last year. That should concern us all.

Avatar photo by The BDN Editorial Board February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted inNews

More Mainers died from drug overdoses in January than in any month over the past year

Avatar photo by David Marino Jr. February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Posted inMaine Focus

Drug deaths climb in first half of the year

Avatar photo by Erin Rhoda October 21, 2020October 21, 2020
Posted inDanby Ink

Opioid crisis

by George Danby July 25, 2020July 24, 2020
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 inNation, News

Trial in Oklahoma’s lawsuit against opioid makers underway

Avatar photo by The Associated Press May 28, 2019
Posted inBangor, Maine Focus, News, Penobscot, Piscataquis, State

5 charts and maps that show where the opioid epidemic stands in the Bangor region

Avatar photo by Erin Rhoda May 2, 2019May 13, 2019
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

We lost our son to heroin. Be vigilant so you don’t join our ‘club.’

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor March 25, 2019March 25, 2019

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