Number of Overdose Deaths | Leadership | OCME | Q3 2021 | 152 | 454 |
Deaths Due to Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl or fentanyl analogs | Leadership | OCME | 2020 | 336 | 336 |
Grams of Drugs Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 1,180 | 8,873 |
Pharmaceutical Dosage Units Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | 2021 | 2,472 | 2,472 |
Drug Arrests Made by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | 2021 | 232 | 232 |
Morphine Milligram Equivalents Prescribed in Maine | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 121.559.347 | 121.559.347 |
Opioid Prescriptions in Maine | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 150,886 | 150,886 |
Patients Prescribed Opioids | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 62,786 | N/A |
Doses of State-Supplied Naloxone Distributed | Harm Reduction | UMaine | March 2022 | 7,166 | 20,892 |
Total Enrollees in Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 5,403 | 5,403 |
Total Number of Exchanges at Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 20,391 | 20,391 |
Service referrals made by Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 5,481 | 5,481 |
EMS Incidents Requiring Naloxone Administration | Harm Reduction | ME EMS | 2021 | 1,752 | 1,752 |
Suspected Drug Overdose in Maine Emergency Departments (Fatal and Nonfatal) | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | Q1 2022 | 1,098 | 1,098 |
Mainers over the age of twelve suffering from substance-use disorder | Treatment | NSDUH | 2016-2018 | 8.64% | 8.64% |
MaineCare claims for substance-use disorder | Treatment | OBH | 2019 | 22,080 | 22,080 |
Mainers with substance-use disorder who did not receive treatment | Treatment | NSDUH | 2016-2018 | 8.04% | 8.04% |
The number of Maine Department of Corrections clients receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment | Treatment | MDOC | 2019 | 115 | 115 |
Percent of Maine Department of Corrections clients who attended community treatment post incarceration | Treatment | MDOC | 2019 | 84% | 84% |
Percent of Maine Department of Corrections clients enrolled in Medication-Assisted Treatment who received naloxone at their release | Treatment | MDOC | 2020 | 100% | 100% |
Substance-use education and prevention programs completed by Maine Department of Corrections clients | Treatment | MDOC | 2020 | 1,208 | 1,208 |
Number of Recovery Community Centers | Recovery | OBH | 2021 | 14 | 14 |
Number of Deaths Caused by Cocaine or Methamphetamine Alone or in Combination with other Drugs | Leadership | OCME | 2020 | 217 | 217 |
Number of Deaths Caused by Benzodiazepines Alone or in Combination with other Drugs | Leadership | OCME | 2020 | 84 | 84 |
Nonfatal overdoses and naloxone administrations Emergency Departments, Law Enforcement, Public Health, EMS, and Harm Reduction Programs | Harm Reduction | UMaine | May 2022 | 828 | 3696 |
Cumulative Opioid Overdose Reversals Reported by Community Partners | Harm Reduction | UMaine | March 2022 | 3,711 | 533 |
Monthly Opioid Overdose Reversals Reported by Community Partners | Harm Reduction | UMaine | March 2022 | 202 | 533 |
Benzodiazepines Prescriptions in Maine | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 110,743 | 110,743 |
Patients Prescribed Benzodiazepines | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 54,405 | N/A |
Syringes Distributed by Syringes Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 2,703,080 | 2,703,080 |
Syringes Collected by Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 2,024,707 | 2,024,707 |
Total Syringes Exchanged by Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 2,976,804 | 4,727,787 |
Pounds of Prescription Drugs Collected at MDEA Take Back Day | Prevention | DEA | October 2021 | 24,780 | 52,120 |
Suspected and Confirmed Monthly Fatal Overdoses | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 49 | 266 |
Distribution of Monthly Drug Deaths by Maine County | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | Varied | Varied |
Age Composition of Monthly Overdose Decedents | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | Varied | Varied |
Sex Composition of Monthly Overdose Decedents | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | Varied | Varied |
EMS Responding Alone to Fatal Overdoses | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 2 | 13 |
Law Enforcement Responding Alone to Fatal Overdoses | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 11 | 46 |
EMS and Law Enforcement Co-responding to Fatal Overdoses | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 36 | 205 |
Number of Monthly Fatal Overdoses Ruled an Accident | Leadership | OCME | December 2021 | 49 | 604 |
Number of Monthly Fatal Overdoses Ruled a Suicide | Leadership | OCME | December 2021 | 2 | 21 |
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 13 | 93 |
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Bystanders Only | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 4 | 17 |
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Law Enforcement Only | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 0 | 10 |
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by EMS Only | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 4 | 25 |
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Both EMS and Law Enforcement | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 0 | 5 |
Number of Decedents Administered Naloxone by Both EMS and a Bystander | Leadership | OCME | May 2022 | 2 | 15 |
Monthly Number of Nonfatal Overdoses | Leadership | UMaine | May 2022 | 828 | 3,696 |
Opiates prescribed electronically | Prevention | OBH | 2020 | 566,686 | 566,686 |
Opiates prescribed non-electronically | Prevention | OBH | 2020 | 65,377 | 65,377 |
Number of Hits on Maine Drug Data Hub | Leadership | UMaine | April 2022 | 65,725 | 243,467 |
EMS Response Calls for Overdoses (all drugs) | Harm Reduction | ME EMS | April 2022 | 999 | 4,119 |
EMS Response Calls Where Naloxone Was Administered by County | Harm Reduction | ME EMS | 2021 | Various | Various |
Number of buprenorphine prescriptions | Treatment | OBH | March 2022 | 28,583 | N/A |
Number of individuals admitted to Maine drug courts | Recovery | OBH | Q4 2021 | 50 | 170 |
Number of individuals terminated from Maine drug courts programs | Recovery | OBH | Q4 2021 | 22 | 63 |
Number of individuals graduating from Maine drug courts | Recovery | OBH | Q4 2021 | 12 | 42 |
EMS Incidents Requiring Naloxone Administration, Past 12 Months | Harm Reduction | ME EMS | April 2022 | 144 | 587 |
Number of residents admitted into MDOC institutions assessed as having SUD treatment needs | Treatment | MDOC | 2020 | 613 | 613 |
Percent of residents admitted into MDOC institutions assessed as having SUD treatment needs | Treatment | MDOC | 2020 | varied by sex | varied by sex |
Number of MDOC residents transitioned to the community with a community treatment provider | Treatment | MDOC | 2020 | 532 | 532 |
Number of MDOC residents active in treatment at a correctional facility | Treatment | MDOC | 2020 | 186 | 186 |
Number of individuals admitted to corrections with a primary sentence for a drug crime | Prevention | MDOC | 2020 | 127 | 127 |
Patients Prescribed Stimulants | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 37,280 | N/A |
Number of Stimulant Prescriptions | Prevention | OBH | Q1 2022 | 95,559 | 95,559 |
Number of Babies born exposed/affected to substances | Treatment | OCFS | 2021 | 808 | 808 |
Percent of Babies born exposed/affected to substances by County | Treatment | OCFS | 2021 | 6.7% Statewide | 6.7% Statewide |
Referrals to community-based SUD treatment by OPTIONS Liaisons | Leadership | OBH | February 2022 | 55 | 110 |
Referrals to community-based Recovery Supports by OPTIONS Liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 94 | 244 |
Referrals to Syringe Service Programs by OPTIONS Liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 41 | 57 |
Referrals to HIV/Hepatitis Testing by OPTIONS Liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 23 | 51 |
Referrals to MaineMOM by OPTIONS Liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 2 | 5 |
Kits of Naloxone Distributed by OPTIONS Liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 215 | 655 |
Number of Peer Run Recovery Centers | Recovery | OBH | 2021 | 11 | 11 |
New Enrollees in Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 1,956 | 1,956 |
Number of monthly refill buprenorphine prescriptions | Treatment | OBH | March 2022 | 7,546 | N/A |
Number of monthly new buprenorphine prescriptions | Treatment | OBH | March 2022 | 21,639 | N/A |
Service referrals made to primary care providers by Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 180 | 180 |
Service referrals to STD clinics made by Syringe Access Programs | Harm Reduction | ME CDC | 2021 | 105 | 105 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as White | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 253 | 253 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as Black of African American | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 5 | 5 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as American Indian or Alaska Native | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 2 | 2 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as Not Hispanic | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 254 | 254 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date Identified as Hispanic | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 3 | 3 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date with a Military Background | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 25 | 25 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date With Prior Overdose History | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 102 | 102 |
Number of Decedents Year to Date Experiencing Homelessness | Leadership | OCME | Jan-May 2022 | 41 | 41 |
Percent of people that attend their first appointment with a community treatment provider after being referred by an OPTIONS Liaison | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 85% (77/91 appointments attended) | 93% (187/201 appointments attended) |
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as law enforcement coresponse | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 51 | 133 |
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as post-overdose follow up | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 81 | 192 |
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as proactive referrals by affected others, law enforcement, EMS, or clinical providers | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 167 | 424 |
Number of referrals to OPTIONS liaisons as self referrals | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 13 | 65 |
Number of trainings conducted by OPTIONS liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 18 | 45 |
Number of individuals trained by OPTIONS liaisons | Leadership | OBH | March 2022 | 325 | 521 |
Monthly Drug Arrests Made by Maine Drug Enforcement | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 18 | 68 |
Monthly Arrests for Heroin Made by Maine Drug Enforcement | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 1 | 10 |
Monthly Arrests for Fentanyl Made by Maine Drug Enforcement | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 14 | 44 |
Monthly Arrests for Cocaine Made by Maine Drug Enforcement | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 1 | 13 |
Monthly Arrests for Methamphetamine Made by Maine Drug Enforcement | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 2 | 11 |
Grams of Heroin Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 26 | 77 |
Grams of Fentanyl Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 318 | 5,703 |
Grams of Cocaine Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 177 | 445 |
Grams of Cocaine Base Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 369 | 988 |
Grams of Methamphetamine Seized by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency | Prevention | MDEA | April 2022 | 82 | 1,458 |
Monthly Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers | Prevention | NE HIDTA | January 2022 | 915 | 915 |
Monthly Fentanyl Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers | Prevention | NE HIDTA | January 2022 | 76 | 76 |
Monthly Methamphetamine Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers | Prevention | NE HIDTA | January 2022 | 78 | 78 |
Monthly Cocaine Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers | Prevention | NE HIDTA | January 2022 | 26 | 26 |
Monthly Heroin Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers | Prevention | NE HIDTA | January 2022 | 27 | 27 |
Monthly Pharmaceutical Opioid Drug Arrests Made by Maine Law Enforcement Officers | Prevention | NE HIDTA | January 2022 | 1 | 1 |