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📰BIDDEFORD | Addiction Isn’t a Choice. Pretending You Understand It Is. | OPINION
How shame, misinformation, and online “experts” make a medical crisis worse—and what real compassion looks like. By Sean Mckenna Every so often on Facebook, someone feels spiritually summoned to explain addiction to the masses. These are usually the same folks who believe WebMD diagnoses can be cured by “rubbing a little dirt on it.” And the most popular Facebook theory of all time? “Addiction is just a choice.” Now, don’t get me wrong— I once thought people chose their probl
Dec 9, 20253 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | $25,000 BAIL | Shooting Suspect Denied Motion to Lower Bail
-Prosecutor cited “public safety" as reason for objecting to lowering bail amount- November 13, 2025, This morning a judge at the York County Superior Court in Biddeford Maine, revoked a motion to lower the bail amount for one Derick Dorais of Biddeford. Derick has been incarcerated since a shooting that occurred this past Mothers Day (5/11/25) on Elm Street in Biddeford. Derick Dorais During today’s bail hearing, the defense asked for Dorais’ bail to be lowered to $1,000; t
Nov 13, 20252 min read
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