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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
New Hampshire to get $40.5 million in opioids case settlement
The attorney general's office says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay the state over its role in the crisis, days before the case was scheduled for trial.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Pharmacies must pay 2 Ohio counties $650 million in opioids lawsuit
A federal judge in Cleveland says in the ruling that the money will be used to abate a continuing opioid crisis in the counties outside Cleveland.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine
The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Maine Voices: Death at jail shows we’re paying high price for opioid epidemic
Those who oversee the health and wellbeing of adults behind bars are clearly ill equipped for that responsibility.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Survey on substance use disorder, harm reduction services launched
The Healthy Community Coalition of the Greater Franklin County Area is conducting a survey to gauge the community's understanding of the substance use disorder crisis and harm reduction services.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
More Maine health care professionals entering substance use, mental health programs
More doctors, nurses and health care providers are receiving help amid the pandemic. The uptick reflects the increase in substance use overall.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Supreme Court sides with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that prosecutors must prove that doctors knew they were illegally prescribing powerful pain drugs in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33
In announcing Morissette's passing, peers described her as "a fierce advocate and friend to people who use drugs, fighting for their health, rights and dignity."
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems
In half of all cases in Maine in which a child is removed from the home, an Office of Child and Family Services investigation identified the parent or caregiver's substance use a risk factor.
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
‘What we’re really dealing with is a trauma epidemic’: Multiple resources needed to address opioid crisis
Recovery advocates want to see a move toward trauma-informed recovery and state officials and lawmakers are looking at how the child welfare system is uniquely positioned to help.
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