Get rid of your unused medications and sensitive paperwork April 27 in Bangor
Check your medicine cabinet. See all those outdated pill bottles in the back? You need to dispose of them.
All posts by Amy Kenney
Faith leaders across Maine will join to help people affected by addiction
We hope to see you on April 25.
Come to the Bangor Nar-Anon on Thursday evenings. You will be welcome.
Every Thursday at 6 p.m. a group gathers in the St. Francis Conference Room at 294 Center Street , on St. Joseph Healthcare’s Bangor campus. The members come together for the same reason — with hope and intent to help others as they help themselves. This group of incredible people are givers, survivors, and care givers. […]
Only one other state passes Maine in ER visits because of opioid overdoes
I am coming to the end of my time managing this blog. There are four local Bangor healthcare organizations that contribute to it and on behalf of my organization — St. Joseph Healthcare — I’ve been writing for it since April. At the end of this month I’ll hand it off to another provider. So, as I thought about my final blog […]
Another life saved. Another hero surfaces
Instead of another sad statistic of a death, we have the good news of a life saved.
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50
And heroin deaths have now surpassed gun homicides.
The 3 main things leaders should focus on to curb opioid epidemic
It gives me hope. Something we all need these days.
We want to hear from you about living with a loved one with addiction
While much is known about the many costs of addiction and problematic drug use, we know very little about what happens to family members of those using or in recovery.
Carfentanil is now part of Maine’s epidemic
Now we have a new, terrifying wrinkle in this mess.
What it’s like to help patients who live with pain
“Newer research tells us that opioids can actually cause pain. It activates the pain centers in the brain and the pain receptors on the cells, so it’s really, for a lot of people, making their pain worse or keeping their pain alive.”
