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Overdose deaths set record in pandemic year in Maine

By David Sharp Jun. 23, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of people who died from drug overdoses during the pandemic year rose to an all-time high in Maine, surpassing 500 for the...

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico, appears via a live-streamed hearing before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in Washington, D.C, regarding the challenges of combatting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

New Mexico health secretary, experts push vaccine message

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 15, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

Report: Fatal drug overdoses grew 7% in 2019 in Maine

May. 01, 2020 09:38 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The number of fatal drug overdoses grew 7% last year in Maine, underscoring that the opioid epidemic continues to be a major health care...