Once-a-Month Opiate Addiction Treatment Little-Used in Maine, Clinic Operators Say

Once-a-month opiate addiction treatment little-used in Maine, clinic operators say

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BANGOR, Maine —The newest FDA-approved treatment for opiate addiction — a once-a-month shot that blocks opioid receptors in the brain — has been on the market for more than two years but is seeing little use in Maine, where drug addiction is on the …
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Ten of My Favorite Things about 2012

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Voters in California passed Prop 34, which restricts lifetime incarceration via the “three strikes” law to violent or serious third offenses, a change that will help limit the prison sentences of nonviolent drug offenders. Prominent leaders including …
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New Laws Covering Workers, Contractors and MaineCare Recipients go Into Effect

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Most of the new Maine laws passed in the last legislative session have already taken effect. But important tweaks to laws governing workers' compensation, independent contractors – and how painkillers and drug treatment are covered under MaineCare …
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DTES Vancouver Cracktown Edit – This is a clip I edited to show what life in DTES Vancouver looks like. Just so you people understand my motivations, well I lived at the Regent Hotel on Main and Hastings for two months while working on a construction site nearby, and I was fascinated by the neighborhood because it was like waking up in a zombie movie each and every day. My main objective when I moved there was to shoot a documentary on poverty and drugs in DTES with some historic facts and all, but since I worked full time and did not have much time, I ended up filming less than I expected so I decided to edit a short but shocking clip so people can realize in what kind of world they are living in. Of course, my intention was to show the shady side of DTES, but I wanna point out that there is a lot of support for homeless people and drug addicts, a lot of good people trying to help, social workers, street nurses, volunteers, and not only drug addicts and prostitutes…