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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Maine Voices: To keep Maine families together, stop treating people who use drugs as criminals
L.D. 967, LR 1817 and L.D. 994 would give more people a path to treatment and throw fewer people in jail.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2021
MaineGeneral opens new addiction practice for those seeking treatment
MaineGeneral Addiction Medicine has locations in Waterville and Augusta for people seeking treatment for substance use disorder, opiate use disorder and treatment of other addictive substances.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
For some kids, staying home from school is more dangerous than COVID-19
Kids with addicted parents face a challenging future. We will experience the effects of a generation left behind at school for years to come.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2020
Waterville Police say department’s Operation HOPE has helped more than 200 people
On Wednesday, Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives who is running against incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, met with Waterville Police to discuss the program that helps find treatment for people addicted to opioids.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Overdose risk during pandemic is tragic reality for some families
Experts have warned that prolonged isolation and uncertainty is a bad combination for drug users and people in recovery, but it's too early to tell if overdose deaths have increased.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
Our View: Even amid the outbreak, people dealing with addiction are not alone
Stay-at-home orders have made it difficult for people with substance use disorder, but there is still help out there.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2020
Understanding anger in addiction recovery
I locked my anger up in solitary confinement with my other emotions during a decade of drug use. Letting it back into the world has proven challenging.Â
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
No one is coming to save you from addiction
You have to participate in your own recovery.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2020
Our View: Harsh state drug laws doing more harm than good
It's too easy for Mainers struggling with addiction to end up with the burden of a felony conviction.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Our View: America has a serious drinking problem
Alcohol use and alcohol-related deaths are on the rise, demanding action by policymakers.
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