Posted on FebruFebruCategories Politics, US Domestic Policy/ Amerikanische Innenpolitik Tags 2014, anti-science, drug addiction, drug treatment, heroin, Maine, Paul LePage, Republicans, right-wing authoritarianism Leave a comment on Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) Wants Heroin Users To Die They are taking this too far, man! Robots will exp… So instead of relying on research-based medical experts’ suggestions for useful treatments, LePage rather wants to punish drug addicts. LePage’s assertions are not supported by current medical research.
Never mind that public health experts have the following to say, according to the article: Such replacement drug programs, claims LePage, would not help addicts and give them a “feeling of invincibility.” Darn you, facts, I am the Governor! But LePage, who wants to be seen as tough on drugs, has taken the approach ofĬut funds for substance abuse treatment, limit the amount of time Mainers can spend on heroin replacement therapies, and requested money to add 14 agents to the state Drug Enforcement Agency. As the Huffington Post reports, fatal heroin overdoses in his state have quadrupled between 20.
How can heroin addicts be helped, according to Maine Governor Paul LePage (R)? By cutting funding for medication that can reverse fatal overdoses. Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) Wants Heroin Users To Die Image: “A photo I took at an event honoring the Maine National Guard at the Collins Center at the University of Maine on 1/7/11.” Matt Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons (public domain)