WCSH6 – Maine’s Prescription Drug Abuse

Published March 14, 2013

WCSH6 – Maine’s Prescription Drug Abuse – Prescription drugs are now a bigger lure for criminals than illegal drugs. NEWS CENTER’s Brian Yocono looks at the trend, how it affects law enforcement, sch…

Welfare drug-test bill deepens stigma

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The latest, LD 678, proposed by Rep. Paulette Beaudoin, D-Biddeford, would allow the state to administer random drug tests to Maine residents who receive benefits through the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program or health insurance through …
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Bob Achermann: Soda taxes lose, even in blue states

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It's considered more serious than heart disease, HIV/AIDS, alcohol and drug abuse or mental illness. The only health issue considered more serious than obesity is cancer, according to a recent nationwide survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for …
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