Drug Abuse Information

Drug Abuse Information – Addiction can affect all people, rich or poor, young or old, famous or not. Addiction is always a sensitive topic and helping a family member or a friend dea…

Report: More Maine kids living in poverty may lead to later needs

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One in four Maine children also had at least two adverse experiences, including parents' divorce or separation, socioeconomic hardship, domestic violence or drug abuse by a parent, according to the report. The high rate of those experiences has …
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our OPINION: State drug policy puts two generations at risk

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Maine is one of the hubs of prescription-painkiller abuse in the United States, so it's no surprise that high adult opiate addiction rates have led to an increase in drug-dependent newborns. More than 160 Maine newborns were affected by drugs in 2005 …
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Record high meth busts drain MDEA resources

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Commander Peter Arno with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said, "I had about ten years in drug enforcement back in the 90's during those 10 years I went to one methamphetamine lab during those 10 years. During the time that … $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 …
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