Posted inNation, New England, News, Wires Witness: Drug company hired ex-stripper to increase sales by The Associated Press March 3, 2019
Posted inNational Politics, Wires FDA takes fresh look at whether opioids are effective for chronic pain by The Washington Post February 26, 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation, News, Wires FDA, drug companies, doctors mishandled use of fentanyl painkiller, report says by The Washington Post February 19, 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation, News, Wires This killer opioid could become a weapon of mass destruction by Bloomberg December 15, 2018December 17, 2018
Posted inHealth, News, State Report: Opioid deaths down slightly in Maine by Maine Public September 22, 2018
Posted inAugusta, News Augusta police warn of ‘killer’ heroin that caused at least 7 overdoses in 5 days by Callie Ferguson September 6, 2018
Posted inNation, News, Wires North Carolina police thought they seized fentanyl. It was actually 13 pounds of sugar. by The Associated Press August 29, 2018August 29, 2018
Posted inHealth, National Politics The CDC director’s son nearly died of an overdose by The Washington Post July 18, 2018
Posted inCourt News, News, Portland Former Maine state trooper gets 1 year in prison for drug trafficking by The Associated Press July 2, 2018
Posted inCourt News, News, Portland Former Maine state trooper reaches plea agreement on drug charges by The Associated Press July 2, 2018
Posted inNews, Police Beat, Portland Fentanyl spill temporarily shuts down Maine jail intake, officials say by The Associated Press June 11, 2018
Posted inBangor, News, State Why fentanyl is killing so many Mainers by Callie Ferguson June 2, 2018June 5, 2018
Posted inNews, State Maine drug deaths down slightly so far this year, but fentanyl on the rise by Callie Ferguson June 1, 2018June 1, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor A deadly rise in fentanyl demands swift action by Opinion Contributor May 31, 2018July 12, 2018
Posted inHealth Bangor health organization considers handing out kits to test for fentanyl by Callie Ferguson May 8, 2018May 8, 2018
Posted inEditorials, Opinion Maine is struggling to stem the deadly rise of fentanyl by Opinion Contributor May 6, 2018May 6, 2018
Posted inHealth, Nation, News, Wires Despite decline in prescriptions, opioid deaths skyrocketing due to heroin and synthetic drugs, study finds by The Washington Post April 11, 2018April 11, 2018
Posted inDown East, Hancock, News, Police Beat, State Police charge 3 in connection with flurry of heroin overdoses by Nick Sambides Jr.April 8, 2018April 8, 2018
Posted inHealth, News, State Maine saw 418 overdose deaths in 2017, continuing a deadly trend by Judy HarrisonFebruary 22, 2018February 22, 2018
Posted inBDN Maine, Health CDC releases grim new opioid overdose figures: ‘We’re talking about more than an exponential increase’ by Opinion Contributor December 21, 2017November 15, 2023
