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Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
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Publication Date
8-2022
Abstract/ Summary
This report documents suspected and confirmed fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses in Maine during July 2022 as well as for the period January-July 2022. During July, the proportion of fatal overdoses averaged 7.9% of total overdoses. Monthly proportions of 2022 fatalities have fluctuated from a low of 5.3% in May 2022 to a high of 8.0% in April. During the first seven months of 2022, the average number of overdoses per month was approximately 836 (57 fatal and 779 nonfatal incidents ).
Repository Citation
Sorg, Marcella H. and Leidenfrost, Abby, "Maine Monthly Overdose Report for July 2022" (2022). Health & Public Safety. 42.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_healthsafety/42
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