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PublishedJune 28, 2021
First opioid jury trial marks high-stakes test for drug industry
Analysts predict companies eventually will have to spend tens of billions of dollars combined to resolve thousands of lawsuits over their role in the U.S. opioid epidemic.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level
Opioids are behind about three-fourths of the overdoses, according to Wednesday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2021
Medical cannabis studies ramp up, offering hope to some opioid users
Some researchers believe cannabis can help wean prescription opioid users off the addictive and potentially deadly drugs. Others aren't so sure.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Justice Department suing Walmart, alleges company helped fuel opioid crisis
The suit alleges the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2020
Maine medical orgs to step up efforts to stop opioid deaths
The federal government is providing $4 million to help four medical organizations in Maine fight the state’s opioid crisis. The state said 127 people died of drug overdoses in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 23% from the previous quarter.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Lewiston Police couldn’t help dope-swallowing dog, but there is a hotline to call
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Health groups propose statewide network of ‘low-barrier’ drug treatment clinics
The pilot proposal, which carries a price tag of $920,000, comes at a time when drug overdose deaths appear to be rising again despite efforts to tackle the problem.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2019
Fifteen percent of pharmacies handled nearly half of all opioid pills nationwide
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.
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