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Tag: Opioid crisis

Posted inNews

Rural Mainers with opioid use disorder face barriers to treatment as demand increases

by Patty Wight, Maine Public August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Some of the barriers to treatment in rural Maine include lack of access to transportation, as well as lack of safe and secure housing.

Posted inNew England

New Hampshire opioid lawsuit is latest to target pharmacies

by The Associated Press July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
Posted inLetters

Letter: Helping people impacted by opioid crisis re-enter workforce

by Opinion Contributor July 16, 2022July 16, 2022
Posted inEditorials

‘We need to help these people’: Dover-Foxcroft should listen to strong local voices

by The BDN Editorial Board May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Posted inNation

Purdue Pharma squares off with DOJ Over $6 billion OxyContin deal

by Bloomberg April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Posted inNation

Treatment for opioid addiction often brings discrimination

by The Associated Press April 9, 2022April 9, 2022
Posted inOpinion Contributor

To ease the opioid epidemic, Maine needs to strengthen its Good Samaritan Law

by Opinion Contributor March 11, 2022March 11, 2022
Posted inNation

For families, $6B deal with OxyContin maker is just a start

by The Associated Press March 4, 2022March 4, 2022
Posted inNation

J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

by The Associated Press February 25, 2022February 25, 2022
Posted inNews

Maine still tops New England for opioid prescriptions

by Lia Russell February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
Posted inNation

Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids

by The Associated Press February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
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 inNation

Uncertainty follows court’s rejection of Purdue opioids deal

by The Associated Press December 17, 2021December 17, 2021
Posted inNation

Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement

by The Associated Press December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
Posted inNew England

Massachusetts opioid maker agrees to stop in-person marketing to doctors

by The Associated Press December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
Posted inNation

Jury holds Ohio pharmacies responsible for role in opioid crisis

by The Associated Press November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Posted inNation

US overdose deaths topped 100,000 over the span of a year

by The Associated Press November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

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