âYou just dig yourself into a hole, and you canât climb out of itâ: In Maine, addiction crisis deepened by the pandemic The pandemic cut many people off from counseling and group meetings when they needed them most By Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff,Updated March 13, 2021, 2:30 p.m. Email to a Friend Roy Lee stood next to his girlfriend Trina Mills as she held onto a large photograph of her son Shane Robert Mills while attending Black Balloon Day in Portland, Maine. The day honored those who have died due to accidental overdoses.Erin Clark/Globe Staff PORTLAND, Maine â The spring-like setting was sublime, Casco Bay shimmering below a large hillside park where hundreds of people, memorial balloons in hand, had gathered in sorrow.