Portland police recover polymer gun, drugs during traffic stop
Two people were arrested Monday afternoon and now face weapons and drug charges Read More
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Bridgton driver charged with fentanyl trafficking after passing out in Oxford
Police: Chester Beauchesne, 44, was discovered passed out in his vehicle Sunday in the roadway.Read More
Read moreOwner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had,
Read moreFranklin County’s first recovery house welcomes two new residents
FARMINGTON – Lifeline for ME Recovery has partnered with the Maine Association of Recovery Residences (MARR) to establish the Summit
Read moreKennebunk doctor had history of writing life-threatening opioid prescriptions, new documents say
Investigators say Dr. Merideth Norris of Kennebunk had the highest opioid prescribing rate in Maine with no legitimate medical purpose.Read
Read moreFranklin County to apply for grant for re-entry program and substance use disorder treatment options
FARMINGTON – Tuesday morning, the commissioners granted permission for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to apply for grant funding towards
Read moreWaterville to hire community outreach coordinator to aid those with mental health, other crisis
The person hired for the position will work to identify people in the community who struggle with mental health, substance
Read moreFranklin County commissioners authorize Opioid Advisory Committee
County Administrator Amy Bernard recommended a panel of up to nine members to help the county set up a process
Read moreRecovery house coming to Franklin County
Lifeline for ME, LLC has a recovery house opening its doors in Franklin County, a need that owner Amanda Ricci
Read moreBeal University to hold Live Addiction Counseling Info Night
Beal University, a leader in online addiction degree programs, is excited to be hosting an Addiction Counseling Information Night to
Read moreMaine’s largest city sets new drug overdose record
The news comes as the state broke its own record for overdoses in 2022 Read More
Read more2022 set another record for drug overdose deaths in Maine
A report released Thursday by the Maine Attorney General’s Office indicated 716 individuals died last year from overdoses, 80 more
Read moreBill seeking to repeal fire code exemption for recovery residences would be devastating, opponents say
The fallout from a bill that would repeal an exemption in fire code regulations and require recovery residences to install
Read moreNumber of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021
Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for
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