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Editorial Roundup: New England

Hearst Connecticut Media. August 31, 2023.

United statesCasco bayPenobscot countySouth portlandMindy dombSteve bussiereJean skorapaAda linMaura healeyMichael brennanPat jehlenTed doolittleDepartment of correctionPrisoner legal services of massachusettsCorrection departmentOffice of the healthcare

Those who died of overdoses in Maine cannot go unseen

Sadly, we do not need an international awareness day to remember the hundreds of Mainers who died of overdoses each year.

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Dangerous New Drug in Maine Can Cause Rotting Flesh & Amputation

Injecting Xylazine causes serious wounds and can lead to the human tissue rotting called necrosis.

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A new street drug is showing up in more fatal Maine overdoses

Xylazine, a non-opioid tranquilizer also known as “tranq,” is being increasingly mixed into illicit drugs like fentanyl and heroin.

United statesWilliam burnsJason mcambleyMatthew cashmanPortland police department behavioral health unitLewiston police departmentMaine drug enforcement agencyBangor police departmentUs centers for diseaseBangor departmentDisease controlDrug enforcementPortland police departmentBehavioral health unitBehavioral healthJanet mill

Maine officials cautiously optimistic after drug overdoses decline

From January to May of this year, there were 253 confirmed and suspected fatal overdoses, according to the latest monthly overdose report from the Maine Office of the Attorney General.

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