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Gordon Smith | Maine Director of Opioid Response

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Gordon Smith | Maine Director of Opioid Response
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Governor Mills signs emergency legislation establishing Accidental Drug Overdose Death Review Panel and we speak with Gordon Smith, Maine Director of Opioid Response

  • Launching the OPTIONS program which is placing mobile response teams in each Maine county to engage communities with high rates of drug overdoses to promote drug prevention and harm reduction strategies, connect people directly to recovery services and treatment, and distribute naloxone, the lifesaving overdose medication.
  • StrengthenME, ( www.strengthenme.com )

They  offer free stress management, wellness and resiliency resources to anyone experiencing emotional challenges in response to the pandemic. If you or someone you know is looking for support, call (207) 221-8198, seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. StrengthenME is free, confidential, anonymous, and available to anyone in Maine.

  • For information about substance use disorder support and resources, call 211, text your zip code to 898-211, email info@211Maine.org

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