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Tag: overdose deaths

Posted inOpinion Contributor

With overdose deaths on the rise, we can’t weaken Maine’s Good Samaritan Law

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor March 26, 2023March 25, 2023

“For years, our state has been grappling with an overdose epidemic that is increasingly taking the lives of more and more Mainers.”

Posted inNews

Record number of drug overdose deaths in Maine underscore gaps in access to treatment

Avatar photo by Patty Wight, Maine Public February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
Posted inPortland

Portland police respond to 5 overdoses in 24 hours

Avatar photo by CBS 13 January 21, 2023January 21, 2023
Posted inBangor

Maine is on the verge of another record year for overdose deaths

Avatar photo by Judy Harrison December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inPolitics

A Maine police agency wanted to carry an overdose antidote. Paul LePage said no.

Avatar photo by Michael Shepherd September 25, 2022September 26, 2022
Posted inMidcoast

Rockland playwright’s new work explores a fatal overdose’s effect on a fishing family

Avatar photo by Judy Harrison September 1, 2022August 31, 2022
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Sounding the alarm on Maine’s worsening overdose crisis

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Maine’s opioid response held up as a model despite worsening crisis

Avatar photo by Caitlin Andrews July 11, 2022July 11, 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 inOpinion Contributor

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

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor March 11, 2022March 11, 2022
Posted inEditorials

It’s hard to imagine, but Maine’s overdose epidemic could be worse

Avatar photo by The BDN Editorial Board December 2, 2021December 2, 2021
Posted inNation

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

Avatar photo by The Associated Press November 17, 2021November 17, 2021
Posted inPenobscot

Penobscot County’s deadly drug overdose problem isn’t getting better

Avatar photo by Sawyer Loftus September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
Posted inNews

Maine organizations awarded $2 million in grants to prevent opioid addiction and overdose

Avatar photo by Hannah Catlin September 8, 2021September 8, 2021
Posted inAroostook

Aroostook families and advocates say more resources are needed to prevent overdose deaths

Avatar photo by Hannah Catlin September 3, 2021September 2, 2021
Posted inPenobscot

Overdose deaths continue to climb as text alert warns Penobscot County of local spike

Avatar photo by Judy Harrison August 26, 2021August 26, 2021
Posted inMidcoast

Resources for substance use disorder expand in Knox County amid rise in overdose deaths

Avatar photo by Lauren Abbate March 19, 2021March 18, 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

Maine drug deaths rose as the state shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Avatar photo by Eesha Pendharkar July 17, 2020July 17, 2020
Posted inHealth, News, State

Overdose deaths are on track to rise in Maine for 2019, after a 1-year decline

Avatar photo by Eesha Pendharkar January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

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