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Overdose deaths decreased for first time in 5 years, but still topped 100,000

Before Drinking on New Year's Eve, Young Adults Should Read this Study

Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year

Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the "instant death," an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.

Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year

Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the "instant death," an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.

Sober homes help fill the gap with addiction treatment services

While they are not a replacement for residential treatment, recovery homes provide a critical safety net.

As state tightened opioid access, illegal drug trade created a deadly new era in Maine's opioid crisis

Maine lawmakers and health officials realized easy access to prescription opioids was creating dependency issues and clamped down, but did not anticipate how well the illegal drug market would fill the void.

UMaine data analyzed in Sun Journal report about drug deaths - UMaine News

The Sun Journal featured University of Maine data in a sweeping report about opioid drug deaths in Maine. The Sun Journal analyzed annual confirmed drug death counts, from 1997 through September of 2021, using data from drug death reports from the Rural Drug and Alcohol Research Program at the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith […]

Data Sheet: Confirmed drug deaths

The Sun Journal analyzed annual confirmed drug death counts, from 1997 through September 2021, using data from drug death reports.

At the root of an epidemic in Maine: a prescription pad

Twenty years after Purdue Pharma introduced its pain medication, OxyContin, Maine lawmakers passed a bill that significantly stemmed the flow of pain pills into the state. A Sun Journal investigation found the new restrictions may have been too little, too late: A generation of Mainers were already grappling with substance use disorder and a growing illicit drug trade was ready to meet the demand.

Methodology: Where the Legacy of Pain data came from