A bill before the Legislature could reclassify recovery residences and force some to close, worsening an already difficult housing situation in the state, some lawmakers fear.
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Maine overdose deaths set record for 3rd straight year in 2022
A report released Thursday by the Attorney General’s Office indicated 716 individuals died from overdoses last year, 85 more than in 2021.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photos: Rally for Recovery in Lewiston
Recovery coaches and support groups come together Saturday in Kennedy Park to celebrate recovery and offer assistance to those in need.
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Substance use disorder: A family disease
Family and friends should seek out help for themselves, too.
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This is what recovery looks like: Community is key for long-term substance abuse recovery
PARIS — According to Paris resident Nicole Proctor, people seeking help for substance use disorder (SUD) have lots of choices for their recovery program. But one other critical factor for them to succeed is support from the community. Procter, who has been in recovery since Oct. 22, 2017 and is program director for Portland Recovery […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
New recovery-focused reentry home opening in Lewiston
The 18-bed home will open on Aug. 1 and will serve individuals with substance use disorders who are transitioning out of incarceration.
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Addiction Recovery Initiative needs your support to continue
COUNTY — A message from Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative (WMARI): Substance use and the opioid crisis continue to impact our community daily. In 2020 and 2021 fatal overdoses in Oxford county were at their highest of all time. Please consider donating to maintain and grow recovery support resources in Western Maine. As many of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County Jail residents getting a warm send-off
Addiction recovery advocates introduce a new program to reach Mainers struggling with substance use disorder — as they are released from prison.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls family working to open Franklin County’s first recovery center
Franklin County is just one of three counties in Maine that does not have a recovery center.
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Mainers gather for Black Balloon Day, marking 636 overdose deaths in 2021
Members of the Maine recovery community advocate for an amendment to the state Good Samaritan Law that would protect anyone at the scene of an overdose from punishment for nonviolent crimes.