drugs Archives - Bangor Daily News

Hancock man charged in FBI drug sweep sentenced to 30 months in federal prison

by Eesha Pendharkar December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

William Smeal, 34, was arrested in Ellsworth in February 2019 and charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

State police found lots of fentanyl, and no heroin, on southern Maine turnpike this summer

by Callie Ferguson September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

The troubling effects of the opioid crisis on Maine children

by Eesha Pendharkar October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

Maine has $2M for recovery homes. None in the Bangor region qualifies.

by Erin Rhoda September 9, 2019November 13, 2019

Janet Mills praises Trump administration shift to allow prescription drugs from Canada

by The Washington Post July 31, 2019July 31, 2019

Report: Overdose deaths dropped 14 percent in Q1 in Maine

by The Associated Press July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

She could have gone to prison. Here’s the path she took instead.

by Callie Ferguson July 11, 2019July 15, 2020

Maine will soon offer medication-assisted treatment to inmates struggling with opioid addiction

by Lauren Abbate June 4, 2019June 3, 2019

Trial in Oklahoma’s lawsuit against opioid makers underway

by The Associated Press May 28, 2019

6 months old and still unauthorized, ‘Church of Safe Injection’ expands

by Eesha Pendharkar April 27, 2019April 26, 2019

We lost our son to heroin. Be vigilant so you don’t join our ‘club.’

by Contributed March 25, 2019March 25, 2019

Aroostook drug prevention program disbanded

by Jen LyndsOctober 10, 2018

Hospitals are fed up with drug companies, so they’re starting their own

by The Washington Post September 6, 2018September 6, 2018

Bangor police ramping up drug investigations, arrests

by Callie Ferguson June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

NH police chiefs say efforts to curb drug use have been ‘unsuccessful’

by AP October 25, 2017October 26, 2017

The 18 lost years of a Maine man imprisoned with addiction

by Erin Rhoda July 26, 2017July 26, 2017

5 ways I see drug prevention working

by Contributed October 6, 2016

Why the BDN decided to survey all Maine schools

by Rosie Hughes September 22, 2016September 22, 2016

Despite the stigma of addiction, I no longer keep my past a secret

by Contributed March 8, 2016June 28, 2016

Why I made this mini-documentary about addiction in the Bangor area

by Contributed February 5, 2016February 5, 2016