Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- 34-B MRS §3801
- New England Journal of Medicine – Assessment of Patients’ Competence to Consent to Treatment (Appelbaum Criteria)
- JAMA – Expert Panel Consensus on State-Level Policies to Improve Engagement and Retention in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- Transform Drug Policy Foundation – Drug descriminalization in Portugal https://transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-decriminalisation-in-portugal-setting-the-record-straight
- Cato Institute – Drug Decriminalization in Portugal – Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies https://www.cato.org/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies
- Maine Monthly Overdose Report for August 2022 https://mainedrugdata.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-08-Drug-Death-Report-final.pdf
- Maine Alcohol Death Tables and Alcohol Death Tables Explanation
- Maine Opioid Response: 2021 Strategic Action Plan
- Presentation: Harm Reduction: Principles of Evidence, Dr. David Kispert
- Committee Recommendations for Discussion
A video recording of the 10/24/2022 Committee meeting may be accessed through the following link: https://legislature.maine.gov/audio/#126?event=86525&startDate=2022-10-24T09:00:00-04:00
Follow-up Materials:
- Maine CDC website that covers hepatitis rates is here: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/hepatitis/index.shtml
- Article, Civil Commitment to Treatment to Treatment Associated with Reduced Healthcare Utilization that is on Par with More Voluntary Treatment: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/civil-commitment-treatment-associated-reduced-healthcare-utilization-on-par-voluntary-treatment/