Coverage dated June 28, 2022

Maine gets more federal help to prosecute those who over-prescribe opioids

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The New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force will target physicians, pharmacists, and medical professionals who over-prescribe or illegally prescribe opioids.

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Maine Public
New ‘strike force’ of prosecutors to target illegal opioid prescriptions in northern New England (opens Maine Public)
Published Jun 28, 2022
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The law enforcement effort comes as opioid overdose rates are again spiking in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
Maine Public
Justice Department launches New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to root out overprescribers (opens Maine Public)
Published Jun 28, 2022
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The Strike Force will coordinate local and federal law enforcement efforts to find and prosecute medical professionals who illegally distribute prescription opioids.
Shore News Network
Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions (opens Shore News Network)
Published Jun 28, 2022
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CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New
News Center Maine
Maine gets more federal help to prosecute those who over-prescribe opioids (opens News Center Maine)
Published Jun 28, 2022
News Center Maine's feed description
The New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force will target physicians, pharmacists, and medical professionals who over-prescribe or illegally prescribe opioids.

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