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Tag: opioid addiction

Posted inNation

Treatment for opioid addiction often brings discrimination

by The Associated Press April 9, 2022April 9, 2022

For some who use methadone, they feel a stigma at doctors offices, job interviews and other situations — simply for seeking help treating opioid addiction.

Posted inNews

With thousands dead from Maine’s raging drug crisis, $130M won’t ‘make us whole’

by Lia Russell January 29, 2022January 28, 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 inNation

New York jury holds drug firm Teva liable in opioid crisis

by The Associated Press December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
Posted inNation

Lawsuits against OxyContin owners on hold, negotiations ordered to rework settlement

by The Associated Press December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Opioid settlement funds must be used to tackle Maine’s addiction crisis

by Opinion Contributor December 7, 2021December 8, 2021
Posted inNation

Doctors more likely to prescribe opioids to COVID ‘long haulers,’ raising addiction fears

by Tribune Content Agency April 29, 2021April 29, 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

New deal between Healthy Acadia, Hancock County sheriff calls for ‘mutual respect’

by Bill Trotter February 11, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inNews

Feds make it easier for physicians to prescribe opioid addiction meds

by Eesha Pendharkar January 25, 2021January 24, 2021
Posted inNational Business

Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis

by The Associated Press December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
Posted inNation

Even with a license to prescribe a popular addiction treatment drug, many doctors aren’t giving it to their patients

by Tribune Content Agency September 2, 2020September 2, 2020
Posted inNation, News

Oklahoma judge lowers Johnson & Johnson payment in opioid verdict

by The Washington Post November 15, 2019
Posted inHancock, Health, News

Bar Harbor hospital’s ER is prescribing meds for opioid withdrawal, but it’s not the only one

by Bill TrotterOctober 24, 2019October 24, 2019
Posted inBangor, Health, News, State

The troubling effects of the opioid crisis on Maine children

by Eesha Pendharkar October 10, 2019October 10, 2019
Posted inBangor, Maine Focus, Nation, News, Portland, State

Maine has $2M for recovery homes. None in the Bangor region qualifies.

by Erin Rhoda September 9, 2019November 13, 2019
Posted inBangor, News

Bangor police seize needles, shut down Pickering Square needle exchange

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

by Charles Eichacker August 27, 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation, News

Babies born addicted to opioids deserve legal recognition, lawyers say

by The Washington Post August 23, 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation, News

Naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses, can save lives. Here’s why you should learn how to use it.

by The Washington Post August 17, 2019

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