All posts tagged "opioids"

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...
Is Medicaid contributing to the opioid crisis?

On Wednesday, the editorial board at the Wall Street Journal penned an enlightening...
Medicaid expansion will not end Maine’s opioid epidemic

Dedicating more public funds to a government program is not a measure of...
You cannot put a price on the value of life

As your Governor, I will do everything within my authority to prevent deadly...
Mainers can overcome drug addiction with the right help and people involved

Mainers who have overcome drug addiction have powerful stories and when they share...
House Acts to Combat the Heroin Epidemic

Over the past several months, I have seen firsthand the scale of the...