North Anson man pleads guilty to trafficking enough fentanyl to kill 379,000
A North Anson man is facing a mandatory minimum five-year sentence after pleading guilty in federal district court Friday to
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716 flags placed to remember lives lost in Maine to opioid epidemic
At Boothbay Common, 716 purple flags were set out on the grass, honoring the lives lost to drug overdoses in
Read moreMaine will receive $1.4 million to reduce overdoses in rural communities
The federal funding is aimed at helping communities where there is limited access to treatment and recovery services.Read More
Read moreBangor marks Overdose Awareness Day as latest state data shows hope
June Evergreen, the Bangor Health Equity Alliance’s harm reduction coordinator, first began using opioids when a doctor prescribed her OxyContin
Read moreAcadia Hospital to light up purple for Overdose Awareness Day and National Recovery Month
BANGOR — Tyson MacArthur, who grew up in Washington County, was a standout athlete, making both JV and varsity basketball
Read morePolice warn about counterfeit pills as Maine girl overdoses
A 17-year-old girl overdosed on fentanyl Monday after taking what she thought was Oxycodone Read More
Read moreMaine police say a driver on drugs swerved off a road and hit 4 troopers
HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — A motorist who veered off a highway and struck four state troopers was charged with operating
Read moreEight people, most from Waterville and Winslow, arrested on drug charges following investigation
Most of the eight were taken into custody over the last week and authorities say they were responsible for trafficking
Read moreCounterfeit prescription pills among drugs seized from Saco man
A Saco man arrested last week in Portland with what police described as enough fentanyl to kill 41,500 people may
Read moreMan whose body was found on Winslow riverbank was caring person who fell into addiction, father says
John Lessard Sr. said Tuesday that his son, John Lessard Jr., also was a gifted athlete and outdoors enthusiast, but
Read moreBangor grants sober housing organization $500K in pandemic relief funds
A Bangor organization that provides safe, affordable housing for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction will receive $500,000
Read more11 detained after Brewer drug raid
Nearly a dozen people have been detained after a Wednesday evening drug raid in Brewer. Brewer and state police executed
Read moreMan arrested in Skowhegan following investigation into sale of fentanyl, crack cocaine in the area
Nicholas Kennard, 39, was charged Monday following a month-long investigation into illegal drug sales, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s
Read moreOverdose data shows Maine’s deaths have doubled in last 4 years
The rates are highest in the northern part of the state, with Washington County topping the list with a rate
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