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PublishedDecember 2, 2024
Man released from jail after state drops murder charge in Portland woman’s death
The state agrees to an Alford plea and a time-served sentence for Frederick Johnson after blood testing revealed 23-year-old Bethany Kelley had a 'potentially lethal level' of drugs in her system.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Maine high court considers eligibility for immunity under Good Samaritan law
The justices will determine if Billy Beaulieu shouldn't be charged with OUI because a woman asked police to check in on him after he had been pulled over for more than 2 hours on the interstate in Brunswick.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
About 300 Lewiston middle schoolers get naloxone training as part of state mandate
As the state-mandated training for administering the overdose antidote makes its way to school districts across the state, hundreds of middle schoolers attended Lewiston's training two days in a row. More than half of them chose to leave with a naloxone kit.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
A generation gone: How opioids have fueled the surge in overdose deaths in the past 25 years
Drug overdose deaths have taken thousands of lives in the last roughly 25 years in Maine, also having ripple effects on the loved ones of those who died.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2024
Matthew Perry’s assistant among 5, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star’s death
Two of the defendants, including the actor's personal live-in assistant, have pleaded guilty to the charges already, and a third person has agreed to plead guilty.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Family sues Cumberland County Jail leaders over man’s overdose death
James Mannion begged for suboxone for months before dying of a fentanyl overdose 2 years ago. His family says the Cumberland County Jail should have listened.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
Maine, which reported a 16% drop, is one of four states that saw at least a 15% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2023.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Fewer U.S. overdose deaths reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate
Explanations could include shifts in the drug supply, expansion of overdose prevention and addiction treatment, and the grim possibility that the epidemic has killed so many that now there are basically fewer people to kill.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Drug overdose deaths declined by 16% in Maine in 2023
It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2024
Portland sees end-of-year surge in drug overdoses, but fewer deaths in 2023
Statewide, drug overdose deaths reported from January-November 2023 declined 13.6% compared to the same period the year before.
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