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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The number of fatal drug overdoses grew 7% last year in Maine, underscoring that the opioid epidemic continues to be a major health care challenge.
The report released Friday shows that 380 deaths were caused by drugs; the 7% increase over 2018 but lower than the peak of 417 in 2017.
Attorney General Aaron Frey said the data is a reminder that the state must increase efforts to fight the opioid epidemic even as the state also seeks to manage the coronavirus pandemic.
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