opioids

Some inmates in Maine prisons addicted to opioids will soon be getting some help to get the monkey off their back.

Medicare compounds the epidemic by funding needed opioids that are able to be abused but doesn't fund the meds needed to fight opioid addiction like naloxone.

According to a new federal report, the rate of opioid drug overdose deaths, among teens, has hit an all-time high and has taken a turn for the worse.