Despite being a proven tool against overdose deaths, people in recovery, advocates and lawmakers said at a press conference on Thursday that they know it will be a difficult path to passing their top legislative priority this session: Harm reduction health centers where people could use previously-obtained illicit drugs under medical supervision. “We did just
Last month, Minnesota became the second state in the country to permit harm reduction health centers, also known as safe injection sites. In Maine, recovery advocates are calling on state lawmakers to follow Minnesota’s lead and save lives by allowing harm reduction health centers to be established here. The legislation in Minnesota makes that state
This week on Century of Lies: Harm Reduction On The Agenda In Maine. LD 1364, An Act to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths by Establishing Safe Consumption Sites, is making its way through the Maine legislature. We hear from the chief sponsor, State Representative Grayson Lookner, also from Steven Knockwood, Maine Recovery Advocacy Project; Molly Whyte with the Church of Safe
Dusting off an old idea, Maine could join a list of cities and states across the country that are taking matters into their own hands to address soaring housing prices by becoming public housing developers. Democratic Rep. Grayson Lookner of Portland introduced LD 1867 to the Select Committee on Housing in a public hearing on
AUGUSTA – Tuesday, May 16, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted to pass LD 1364, sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner (D-Portland), an Act to Prevent Overdose Deaths by