PORTLAND (WGME) -- Like so many communities, the town of Lisbon has seen its share of drug overdoses. Maine gets help to fight worsening drug overdose epidemic. In just the last week, they’ve responded to four, but the next time...
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Opioid overdoses are rising in parts of Maine. Recent numbers point to 10 opioid overdose deaths a week on average all while in the middle of a pandemic. Some say virtual treatment makes fighting addiction and the...
PORTLAND (WGME) – Portland police say the city is seeing a spike in overdose cases, some of which were fatal. Portland sees spike in drug overdosesAccording to Portland police, the city has responded to 86 overdoses since May 1, seven...
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Recovery centers across the state are relying mostly on telehealth services to be able to treat people with substance use disorder. Addiction treatment workers say that telehealth has its ups and downs, but virtual meetings are still...
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Workers in addiction treatment services say that they're worried about Mainers suffering from substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The stress level of somebody that's in early recovery is pretty high," CEO of Recovery Connections of...
BIDDEFORD (WGME) -- A new report from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services states that Maine is significantly higher than the U. S. average in substance exposed births. A substance exposed birth means that a baby is...
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- The Maine Department of Labor says that the state won a federal grant of about $6. 28 million to help fund the training and employment of people in the substance use treatment services. Department leaders say that...
LIMERICK (WGME) -- Cindy Libby has lived in Limerick for most of her life. "It's just a pleasant town," Libby said. "Everybody's friendly. "She raised her three kids, two boys and one girl, in a home off of Washington Street...
