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New Togus VA substance use disorder facility breaking ground this week
WCSH 6 Portland· 2 weeks agoTogus VA Medical Center is getting a new addition to its substance use disorder treatment options....
Opinion: Supporting mothers is essential to breaking the cycle of substance use disorder
Bangor Daily News· 5 days agoA report released in 2022 by the United...Department of Health and Human Services ranked Maine first...
New substance use recovery center helps fill a need in northern Maine
Bangor Daily News· 2 weeks agoThe St. John Valley now has its own substance use recovery center. Before 1st Mile Active Recovery...
Abrupt end to Franklin County opioid settlement committee raises questions about process statewide
WCSH 6 Portland· 2 weeks agoAmato, who is in long-term recovery from substance use disorder, said he was blindsided by...
Wait times balloon for Maine mental health services as access barriers persist
Portland Press Herald· 2 weeks agoTessa Buckley is on a waitlist for in-home mental health services for her 10-year-old son, who...
How are Maine counties and municipalities spending their opioid settlement funds?
WCSH 6 Portland· 2 weeks ago...A memorandum of understanding between the state, and the counties and municipalities that were...
Maine mom searches for answers to shortage of ADHD drugs
WCSH 6 Portland· 1 week agoIn the last year, both she and her son were diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder...
Maine saw one of the nation's biggest drops in fatal overdoses
Bangor Daily News· 1 week agoGov. Janet Mills welcomed that news on Wednesday, touting her administration’s policies as making...
Maine had one of the largest decreases in overdose deaths in the nation last year
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 1 week agoData released by the federal government on Wednesday shows that Maine had the fifth largest...
More addiction patients can take methadone at home, but some states lag behind
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMatt Haney’s home in San Francisco isn’t far from a methadone clinic. The 42-year-old state lawmaker...