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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Despite efforts to stem epidemic, Maine overdose deaths appear to be on rise again after 1-year dip
The Medical Examiner’s Office says 277 Mainers died from drug overdoses in the first 9 months of 2019, putting the state on track to surpass the total for 2018.
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Rockland man gets 9 months for selling drugs linked to fatal overdose
Cody A. Gnosini-Rubenstein sold drugs to John Leiter the day before he was found dead in July 2017.
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Winthrop man charged with supplying drugs that killed Farmington woman
Medical reports concluded the woman died of acute intoxication from the combined effects of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and prescription medication.
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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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Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 but remain at historic levels
Maine had 354 drug deaths last year, a 15 percent decrease from the record set in 2017.
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Maine pursues plan to stock schools with anti-overdose medication
All of the state’s public high schools and middle schools would have naloxone available in an effort being developed by the Mills administration.
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Maine continues to outpace most of nation in drug overdose deaths
Maine experienced a larger jump in drug overdose deaths than all but five other states in the 12-month period ending Jan. 31, a stark statistic highlighting Maine’s slow progress combating the opioid crisis. According to federal data released this week, the number of overdose deaths in Maine increased by 10.9 percent between January 2017 and […]
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Farmington man charged in suspected heroin overdose in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of providing heroin to a Wilton man who overdosed July 4, according to the sworn statement of Wilton officer Ethan Kyes. Derek A. Martin, 24, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for a felony charge of unlawful trafficking in heroin. A conviction on the charge is punishable by […]
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Angela Marie Ridley
LEWISTON — Angela Marie Ridley, 34, formerly of Lisbon Falls and now of Lewiston, died at Central Maine Medical Center because of a drug overdose Wednesday, May 16. Angela was born April 22, 1984, in Lewiston, the daughter of Kevin Ridley and Carol Merrill. She attended local schools, graduating from St. Dominic’s High School in the […]