This Maine Woman Used Her Alcohol Addiction to Help Others. Now, We Need a

This Maine woman used her alcohol addiction to help others. Now, we need a
There were 538 alcohol-related deaths in 2010 and 175 drug-related deaths. That year, 83.4 percent of hospital inpatient costs relating to addiction were for alcohol use. So far Gov. Paul LePage has proposed more law enforcement: 14 new Maine Drug …
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TAKE 5: Lee County combats drug abuse problem with Project Lazarus
Lee County Health Director Terrell Jones heard about the program at a Community Care of the Sandhills board meeting last fall and subsequently presented information about prescription drug abuse to the Lee County Board of Health. The board agreed to …
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Opiate addiction treatment hubs save money, state says
Treating opiate addiction through the state's new regional center model will save money, according to a state analysis. But there is no study to show whether the … There will also be $ 1.3 million in new federal funds, Gov. Peter Shumlin has said …
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Jamie Johnston PSA for teens.drugabuse.gov — Jamie Johnston explains his character Peter Stone’s substance abuse in the episode Just Can’t Get Enough and encourages teens to check out teens.drugabuse.go…


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