Posted inAroostook New federal grants will fund work combating stigma of drug addiction by Hannah Catlin September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 In rural Maine, advocates have said the stigma surrounding substance use disorder is still killing people.
Posted inNews Maine organizations awarded $2 million in grants to prevent opioid addiction and overdose by Hannah Catlin September 8, 2021September 8, 2021
Posted inNation Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement by The Associated Press September 1, 2021September 1, 2021
Posted inBangor 2 children placed in state custody after drug raid at Bangor apartment by Christopher Burns August 19, 2021August 19, 2021
Posted inBangor Bangor man indicted in connection with drug death outside Center Street apartment in April by Judy Harrison July 30, 2021July 31, 2021
Posted inNew England Mass. state troopers seize 3,100 bags of heroin hidden in cereal box by Christopher Burns July 23, 2021July 23, 2021
Posted inNew England Vermont to get $60 million in opioid settlement, if approved by The Associated Press July 22, 2021July 22, 2021
Posted inNation 50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans by The Associated Press July 21, 2021July 21, 2021
Posted inNew England Vermont AG blasts opioid settlement for leaving Sackler family with billions by The Associated Press July 9, 2021July 9, 2021
Posted inBusiness Maine will get $20 million from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement by Matt Berg July 8, 2021July 8, 2021
Posted inNews Maine school districts join legal fight against opioid manufacturers by Josh Keefe July 7, 2021July 9, 2021
Posted inCentral Maine 2 Auburn McDonald’s employees charged after drugs were found in a ‘Happy Meal’ by Matt Berg July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
Posted inPenobscot Parents arrested after infant overdoses in Corinna by Leela Stockley July 1, 2021July 2, 2021
Posted inEditorials As overdose deaths continue to rise, Maine needs new tools to save lives by The BDN Editorial Board June 27, 2021June 26, 2021
Posted inNews Maine is averaging nearly 50 overdose deaths a month in 2021 by Lia Russell June 23, 2021June 24, 2021
Posted inBangor 2 arrested in Bangor allegedly found with 1.5 pounds of fentanyl worth $67,000 by Lia Russell June 17, 2021June 18, 2021
Posted inPolitics Maine attorney general joins lawsuit to block bankruptcy for Oxycontin manufacturer by Willis Ryder Arnold, Maine Public May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Posted inNation Doctors more likely to prescribe opioids to COVID ‘long haulers,’ raising addiction fears by Tribune Content Agency April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
Posted inContributors Punishment is not working. It is time to treat people who use drugs as human beings. by Contributed April 24, 2021April 26, 2021
Posted inYork Old Orchard Beach woman accused of selling fentanyl throughout York County by Christopher Burns April 23, 2021April 23, 2021
