Suspected Heroin Overdose Highlights Growing Problem in Central Maine

Published June 11, 2013

Suspected heroin overdose highlights growing problem in central Maine

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The overdoses are the latest signs that heroin has become the drug of choice for those addicted to opiates in recent months, police said. Mills said the relatively low street price for the drug — about $ 25 per dose in Maine — is causing a market …
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ACLU: Black people in Maine twice as likely to be arrested for marijuana

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PORTLAND, Maine — The American Civil Liberties Union released a national report Wednesday that says black people in Maine are twice as likely as white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, and the Maine ACLU is using the data to support …
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