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Overdose

Published
February 18, 2021

Maine overdose deaths set new record in 2020, and 2021 started even worse

Drug overdose deaths surged in January, with 58 confirmed or suspected fatal overdoses, the highest monthly figure in at least a year.
Published
February 17, 2021

Singer Demi Lovato reveals she has brain damage from 2018 overdose

Lovato reveals publicly for the first time details about the near-fatal incident in a four-part docuseries debuting March 23 on YouTube Originals.
Published
January 29, 2021

Maine recovery coalition makes decriminalizing drug possession a legislative priority

Rep. Anne Perry, a Democrat from Calais, is sponsoring a bill to make possession a civil offense, not a crime.
Published
January 11, 2021

2020 will likely set new record for most drug overdose deaths in Maine

The 380 drug-related deaths in the first nine months of last year matches the total for all of 2019 and puts Maine on pace to surpass the previous high of 417, in 2017.
Published
November 2, 2020

Maine Voices: Law enforcement vital in the fight against opioid overdose

Medicine-assisted treatment and harm reduction are not enough to stop the rising death toll in Maine.

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Published
October 21, 2020

Overdose deaths in Maine surged in first half of 2020

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says 'the increased isolation of living through the pandemic' is a contributing factor in the 27% increase over the second half of 2019.
Published
September 10, 2020

Our View: Advocate’s death is a tragic reminder

The loss of Jesse Harvey shows that the opioid epidemic is still here.
Published
July 23, 2020

Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis

The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
Published
February 1, 2020

Overdoses from tainted illicit drugs spike in Cumberland County

The Maine CDC says at least 10 cases have been reported since Friday night.
Published
January 24, 2020

Health groups propose statewide network of ‘low-barrier’ drug treatment clinics

The pilot proposal, which carries a price tag of $920,000, comes at a time when drug overdose deaths appear to be rising again despite efforts to tackle the problem.