Document Type
Report
Publisher
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
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Publication Date
6-2023
Publisher location
Orono, ME
Abstract/ Summary
This report documents suspected and confirmed fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses in Maine during April 2023 as well as for the period January 2022–April 2023. During April 2023, the proportion of fatal overdoses averaged 7.3% of total overdoses. Monthly proportions of 2023 fatalities have fluctuated from a low of 4.5% in March to a high of 7.3% in April. During the period January–April 2023, fatal overdoses comprised 6.1% of all overdoses, slightly lower than the 6.8% for 2022.
Repository Citation
Sorg, Marcella H. and Soucier, Daniel S., "Maine Monthly Overdose Report for April 2023" (2023). Health & Public Safety. 62.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_healthsafety/62
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