Maine Gov. Mills Radio Address: Continuing the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address:
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Continuing the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening.
Over the five years leading up to 2019, more than 1,600 people in Maine died from drug overdoses. We were losing a person every day. About 8% of all babies in Maine were born substance-exposed--that's three each day. The life-saving . . .
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Continuing the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening.
Over the five years leading up to 2019, more than 1,600 people in Maine died from drug overdoses. We were losing a person every day. About 8% of all babies in Maine were born substance-exposed--that's three each day. The life-saving . . .