Opioid Crisis

Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl deaths constituted four-fifths of all opioid deaths in 2019.

The state's seen a 41.5 percent drop in opioid prescribing since 2013.

In 2017, more than 72,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses, an increase from the 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, according to the CDC.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A new law aimed at addressing Maine's opioid crisis is coming into effect as advocates demand more urgency.