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Use the data metric summary table below as an index for the data metrics located on the hub. Each metric in the table is divided into the five focus areas of the Maine Opioid Crisis Strategic Action Plan: Leadership, Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Recovery. Also included in the table is an at-a-glance look at each of the metrics available on the hub.

The metrics on the Maine Drug Data Hub are updated on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis depending on when data reports are compiled and data are released. Located on the data table is the most recent time period for the metric, the most current provisional data, and the most current year-to-date-totals. Hyperlinks are provided to direct users to metrics within the hub for further data exploration.

MetricFocus AreaAgencyLatest Data SetMost Recent DataYear-to-Date Total
Number of Overdose DeathsLeadershipOCMEQ3 2021152454
Deaths Due to Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl or fentanyl analogsLeadershipOCME2020336336
Grams of Drugs Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEAApril 20221,1808,873
Pharmaceutical Dosage Units Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEA20212,4722,472
Drug Arrests Made by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEA2021232232
Morphine Milligram Equivalents Prescribed in MainePreventionOBHQ1 2022121.559.347121.559.347
Opioid Prescriptions in MainePreventionOBHQ1 2022150,886150,886
Patients Prescribed Opioids PreventionOBHQ1 202262,786N/A
Doses of State-Supplied Naloxone DistributedHarm ReductionUMaineMarch 20227,16620,892
Total Enrollees in Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC20215,4035,403
Total Number of Exchanges at Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC202120,39120,391
Service referrals made by Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC20215,4815,481
EMS Incidents Requiring Naloxone AdministrationHarm ReductionME EMS20211,7521,752
Suspected Drug Overdose in Maine Emergency Departments (Fatal and Nonfatal)Harm ReductionME CDCQ1 20221,0981,098
Mainers over the age of twelve suffering from substance-use disorderTreatmentNSDUH2016-20188.64%8.64%
MaineCare claims for substance-use disorderTreatmentOBH201922,08022,080
Mainers with substance-use disorder who did not receive treatmentTreatmentNSDUH2016-20188.04%8.04%
The number of Maine Department of Corrections clients receiving Medication-Assisted TreatmentTreatmentMDOC2019115115
Percent of Maine Department of Corrections clients who attended community treatment post incarceration TreatmentMDOC201984%84%
Percent of Maine Department of Corrections clients enrolled in Medication-Assisted Treatment who received naloxone at their releaseTreatmentMDOC2020100%100%
Substance-use education and prevention programs completed by Maine Department of Corrections clientsTreatmentMDOC20201,2081,208
Number of Recovery Community CentersRecoveryOBH20211414
Number of Deaths Caused by Cocaine or Methamphetamine Alone or in Combination with other DrugsLeadershipOCME2020217217
Number of Deaths Caused by Benzodiazepines Alone or in Combination with other DrugsLeadershipOCME20208484
Nonfatal overdoses and naloxone administrations Emergency Departments, Law Enforcement, Public Health, EMS, and Harm Reduction ProgramsHarm ReductionUMaineMay 20228283696
Cumulative Opioid Overdose Reversals Reported by Community PartnersHarm ReductionUMaineMarch 20223,711533
Monthly Opioid Overdose Reversals Reported by Community PartnersHarm ReductionUMaineMarch 2022202533
Benzodiazepines Prescriptions in MainePreventionOBHQ1 2022110,743110,743
Patients Prescribed BenzodiazepinesPreventionOBHQ1 202254,405N/A
Syringes Distributed by Syringes Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC20212,703,0802,703,080
Syringes Collected by Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC20212,024,7072,024,707
Total Syringes Exchanged by Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC20212,976,8044,727,787
Pounds of Prescription Drugs Collected at MDEA Take Back Day PreventionDEAOctober 202124,78052,120
Suspected and Confirmed Monthly Fatal OverdosesLeadershipOCMEMay 202249266
Distribution of Monthly Drug Deaths by Maine CountyLeadershipOCMEMay 2022VariedVaried
Age Composition of Monthly Overdose DecedentsLeadershipOCMEMay 2022VariedVaried
Sex Composition of Monthly Overdose DecedentsLeadershipOCMEMay 2022VariedVaried
EMS Responding Alone to Fatal OverdosesLeadershipOCMEMay 2022213
Law Enforcement Responding Alone to Fatal OverdosesLeadershipOCMEMay 20221146
EMS and Law Enforcement Co-responding to Fatal OverdosesLeadershipOCMEMay 202236205
Number of Monthly Fatal Overdoses Ruled an AccidentLeadershipOCMEDecember 202149604
Number of Monthly Fatal Overdoses Ruled a SuicideLeadershipOCMEDecember 2021221
Number of Decedents Administered NaloxoneLeadershipOCMEMay 20221393
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Bystanders OnlyLeadershipOCMEMay 2022417
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Law Enforcement OnlyLeadershipOCMEMay 2022010
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by EMS OnlyLeadershipOCMEMay 2022425
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Both EMS and Law EnforcementLeadershipOCMEMay 202205
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Both EMS and a BystanderLeadershipOCMEMay 2022215
Monthly Number of Nonfatal OverdosesLeadershipUMaineMay 20228283,696
Opiates prescribed electronically PreventionOBH2020566,686566,686
Opiates prescribed non-electronically PreventionOBH202065,37765,377
Number of Hits on Maine Drug Data HubLeadershipUMaineApril 202265,725243,467
EMS Response Calls for Overdoses (all drugs)Harm ReductionME EMSApril 20229994,119
EMS Response Calls Where Naloxone Was Administered by CountyHarm ReductionME EMS2021VariousVarious
Number of buprenorphine prescriptionsTreatmentOBHMarch 202228,583N/A
Number of individuals admitted to Maine drug courtsRecoveryOBHQ4 202150170
Number of individuals terminated from Maine drug courts programsRecoveryOBHQ4 20212263
Number of individuals graduating from Maine drug courtsRecoveryOBHQ4 20211242
EMS Incidents Requiring Naloxone Administration, Past 12 MonthsHarm ReductionME EMSApril 2022144587
Number of residents admitted into MDOC institutions assessed as having SUD treatment needsTreatmentMDOC2020613613
Percent of residents admitted into MDOC institutions assessed as having SUD treatment needsTreatmentMDOC2020varied by sexvaried by sex
Number of MDOC residents transitioned to the community with a community treatment providerTreatmentMDOC2020532532
Number of MDOC residents active in treatment at a correctional facilityTreatmentMDOC2020186186
Number of individuals admitted to corrections with a primary sentence for a drug crimePreventionMDOC2020127127
Patients Prescribed StimulantsPreventionOBHQ1 202237,280N/A
Number of Stimulant PrescriptionsPreventionOBHQ1 202295,55995,559
Number of Babies born exposed/affected to substancesTreatmentOCFS2021808808
Percent of Babies born exposed/affected to substances by CountyTreatmentOCFS20216.7% Statewide6.7% Statewide
Referrals to community-based SUD treatment by OPTIONS LiaisonsLeadershipOBHFebruary 202255110
Referrals to community-based Recovery Supports by OPTIONS LiaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 202294244
Referrals to Syringe Service Programs by OPTIONS LiaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 20224157
Referrals to HIV/Hepatitis Testing by OPTIONS LiaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 20222351
Referrals to MaineMOM by OPTIONS LiaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 202225
Kits of Naloxone Distributed by OPTIONS LiaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 2022215655
Number of Peer Run Recovery CentersRecoveryOBH20211111
New Enrollees in Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC20211,9561,956
Number of monthly refill buprenorphine prescriptionsTreatmentOBHMarch 20227,546N/A
Number of monthly new buprenorphine prescriptionsTreatmentOBHMarch 202221,639N/A
Service referrals made to primary care providers by Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC2021180180
Service referrals to STD clinics made by Syringe Access ProgramsHarm ReductionME CDC2021105105
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as WhiteLeadershipOCMEJan-May 2022253253
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as Black of African AmericanLeadershipOCMEJan-May 202255
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as American Indian or Alaska NativeLeadershipOCMEJan-May 202222
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as Not HispanicLeadershipOCMEJan-May 2022254254
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as HispanicLeadershipOCMEJan-May 202233
Number of Decedents Year to Date with a Military BackgroundLeadershipOCMEJan-May 20222525
Number of Decedents Year to Date With Prior Overdose HistoryLeadershipOCMEJan-May 2022102102
Number of Decedents Year to Date Experiencing HomelessnessLeadershipOCMEJan-May 20224141
Percent of people that attend their first appointment with a community treatment provider after being referred by an OPTIONS LiaisonLeadershipOBHMarch 202285% (77/91 appointments attended)93% (187/201 appointments attended)
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as law enforcement coresponseLeadershipOBHMarch 202251133
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as post-overdose follow upLeadershipOBHMarch 202281192
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as proactive referrals by affected others, law enforcement, EMS, or clinical providersLeadershipOBHMarch 2022167424
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as self referralsLeadershipOBHMarch 20221365
Number of trainings conducted by OPTIONS liaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 20221845
Number of individuals trained by OPTIONS liaisonsLeadershipOBHMarch 2022325521
Monthly Drug Arrests Made by Maine Drug Enforcement PreventionMDEAApril 20221868
Monthly Arrests for Heroin Made by Maine Drug Enforcement PreventionMDEAApril 2022110
Monthly Arrests for Fentanyl Made by Maine Drug Enforcement PreventionMDEAApril 20221444
Monthly Arrests for Cocaine Made by Maine Drug Enforcement PreventionMDEAApril 2022113
Monthly Arrests for Methamphetamine Made by Maine Drug Enforcement PreventionMDEAApril 2022211
Grams of Heroin Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEAApril 20222677
Grams of Fentanyl Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEAApril 20223185,703
Grams of Cocaine Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEAApril 2022177445
Grams of Cocaine Base Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEAApril 2022369988
Grams of Methamphetamine Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement AgencyPreventionMDEAApril 2022821,458
Monthly Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement OfficersPreventionNE HIDTAJanuary 2022915915
Monthly Fentanyl Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement OfficersPreventionNE HIDTAJanuary 20227676
Monthly Methamphetamine Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers PreventionNE HIDTAJanuary 20227878
Monthly Cocaine Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement OfficersPreventionNE HIDTAJanuary 20222626
Monthly Heroin Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement OfficersPreventionNE HIDTAJanuary 20222727
Monthly Pharmaceutical Opioid Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers PreventionNE HIDTAJanuary 202211

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