Gov. LePage: Drop the Veto; Narcan Should Be More Accessible

Gov. LePage: Drop the veto; Narcan should be more accessible
Figures for statewide overdose deaths caused by opiates like heroin, methadone or OxyContin, are staggering. In 2011 the number was 156 and it rose … Ann Dorney, D-Norridgewock, who is a doctor, submitted a bill which would have allowed people like …
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Experts worry about effect of dropping hundreds of addicted Mainers from
BANGOR, Maine — On the first day of 2014, hundreds of Mainers were removed from their methadone and Suboxone treatment regimens after losing MaineCare coverage, prompting concern among addiction treatment experts and addicts that many former methadone …
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