General University of Maine Publications
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Article
Publication Title
IMPACT Newsletter
Publication Date
9-3-2019
Abstract/ Summary
Addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States requires expanding access to treatment and work to prevent the more than 130 deaths each day from opioid-related drug overdoses nationwide.
Maine's rate of fatal overdoses due to opioids - the class of drugs that include heroin and morphine as well as fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone - has increased significantly in t he last decade; with serious consequences for individuals, families, and communities.
Repository Citation
Peters, Chrisel and University of Maine Institute of Medicine, "New UMaine program addresses opioid epidemic challenges" (2019). General University of Maine Publications. 1028.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/1028
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