The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is prohibiting the release of statistics compiled by a researcher that show how many people had contact with a doctor soon before dying of drug overdoses in 2016, a year that set a third consecutive all-time record for overdose deaths. The information, which would not identify individuals, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Maine drug laws are too lax
Gov. Paul LePage is again turning his focus to the opioid epidemic. LePage and the other New England governors are gathering at Harvard Medical School to discuss what’s being done to fight the region’s addiction crisis. In at least two states — Maine and Massachusetts — lawmakers have enacted strict new limits on opioid prescriptions, […]
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Law enforcement source says Prince overdosed on opoids
CHICAGO — A law-enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show the music superstar died of an opioid overdose. The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate. The official, who is close to the investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. […]
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Legislature has bill that aims to restrict painkiller prescriptions
AUGUSTA — The Legislature is poised to pass a bill sponsored by Gov. Paul LePage that would put the state on the front line of a national movement to monitor and restrict opioid painkillers. The Republican’s bill would limit prescriptions to seven days for acute pain and 15 days for chronic pain, and cap dosages at […]