All posts tagged "opioid crisis"

New report shows opioid deaths on the rise in Maine

Between 2019 and 2020, drug deaths in Maine rose by 33% according to...
Drug overdose deaths skyrocketed to record levels amid pandemic lockdowns

With each day that passes, the number of lives lost in COVID-19-related deaths...
In 2020, New Hampshire’s opioid issues got better while Maine’s got worse

So-called “deaths of despair,” those involving drug abuse, alcohol, or suicide, have been...
The War on Drugs has caused more harm than good

In recent weeks, documented cases of police brutality amid the pandemic have sparked...
Serious problems require serious solutions

Some things aren’t always what they seem. Such is the case in the...
Fixing addiction from the ground up

Chief Robert MacKenzie runs a police department in Kennebunk, Maine, a town of...
Mills calls for solar panels on the Blaine House in inaugural address

It is a “new day” in Augusta according to Janet Mills, who became...
Medicaid expansion will not end Maine’s opioid epidemic

Dedicating more public funds to a government program is not a measure of...