Stories about Addiction
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We're All Geeks Now
Kick the habit: If caffeine owns you, it might be time to reassert yourself
By Julie Deardorff, Chicago Tribune on Oct. 21, 2011, at 2:01 p.m.
For most people, a morning cup of java isn’t harmful. But if you rely on coffee to get you out of bed, to stave off mid-morning headaches and to avoid the 3 p.m. crash, you may be hooked on one of the most popular drugs in the world. Nearly 90 ...
Chicago Bears player shares stories with Passamaquoddy children
INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine — Sometimes gifts come in small packages. Other times, like Friday night, they come in very large packages wearing size 19 shoes. Dozens of Passamaquoddy Tribe families gathered in the reservation’s community building to hear Levi Horn, a 6-foot, 7-inch, 315-pound guard with the Chicago Bears talk ...
New addiction support group starting in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — Is your life affected by a loved one’s drug abuse or addiction? Beginning this week, residents of the Bangor area can participate in a free, confidential support group just for the relatives and friends of addicts. Nar-Anon is an established 12-step program that helps members draw loving, ...
Discovery House serves expanding need almost invisibly
BANGOR, Maine — Less than four months ago, city councilors approved a capacity increase for Discovery House, one of Bangor’s three methadone treatment clinics, to help meet growing demand. With room to grow and plans to add another type of treatment — Suboxone — to further assist opiate addicts, Discovery ...
Maine pharmacies under seige
The New York Times reports that Maine is among a handful of states where pharmacies are increasingly targeted by armed robbers seeking opioid painkillers and other drugs, both to feed their own addictions and to sell on the street. “The robbers are brazen and desperate,” the story reports.” In Rockland, Me., ...
PVH upgrades drug-tracking system
LINCOLN, Maine — New computer bar-coding equipment recently installed at Penobscot Valley Hospital allows staff to electronically track the transportation of drugs from the delivery truck to a patient’s bedside. The hospital’s new Pyxis Med Station 4000 system increases efficiency and hospital accountability and control of high-risk or high-alert drugs, ...
Brewer drafts medical marijuana zoning rules
BREWER, Maine — Three eye doctors, the school board chairman and a resident voiced concerns Monday about proposed land use code amendments that designate Dirigo Drive — the city’s professional business district — as the only place future marijuana dispensaries or growing facilities might locate. Mark Farley, chairman of the ...
Husson students, faculty catalog discarded drugs
Nationwide, about half of all prescription drugs purchased go to waste when patients die, have an allergic reaction or simply decide they don’t want to take the medication their …
‘I’m with Fatty’ is introspective, quick-to-read
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Acadia cuts free methadone to uninsured clients
The Acadia Hospital no longer will provide free methadone treatment to uninsured, opiate-addicted patients, with hospital officials saying the high cost of the program is placing …
State picks 3 groups to grow, sell medical pot
Maine’s unfolding medical marijuana program took a big step toward full implementation on Friday with the state selecting three nonprofit corporations to grow and sell marijuana for …
Washington County to address health woes
BANGOR, Maine - Obesity, depression, drug addiction, heart disease: A noted researcher says many common medical problems in adults are rooted in traumatic experiences during childhood.
Physician …
Depressed doctors reluctant to seek help
The death by suicide last fall of Bangor orthopedic surgeon Dr. John West reflects a disturbing trend: Physicians may be less likely than other groups to seek and receive the help they need to combat …
Bangor’s Acadia Recovery Community to mark 10 years of fostering sobriety
BANGOR, Maine — Ron Robinson was sober for almost two years before he relapsed, disappearing into the obliterating mists of his lifelong drinking habit and the antisocial behavior it fueled.
Conference focuses on recovery success
BANGOR — While the public is well acquainted with the stereotypes of addiction — broken homes, devastated families, unemployment, public drunkenness, domestic violence and other crimes — the face of addiction recovery is largely invisible.
Bangor session to stress addiction issues
BANGOR, Maine — Area residents in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs, as well as their families and the professionals who support them, are invited to attend a summit on …
Ellsworth dentist agrees to restrictions
Bangor Daily News on Aug. 28, 2008, at 10:35 p.m.
Ellsworth dentist Peter F. Meyer has entered into a consent agreement with the Maine Board of Dental Examiners that reinstates his license to practice but imposes stringent conditions on his professional activities.
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
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A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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