Fact-check · Aug 24, 2026 · JD Vance
“Last year in 2025, did you know that overdoses in the state of Maine were down by twenty percent?”
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What the record shows
Maine recorded 390 overdose deaths in 2025, a 20% decrease from 490 in 2024, according to the Maine Monthly Overdose Report (December 2025) and Mills administration announcement (February 2026).
Sources
- Maine drug overdose deaths continue to decline so far this year
- Maine saw 20% drop in fatal drug overdoses in 2025, the 3rd straight year of steady decline
- Drug overdose deaths in Maine decline for 3rd year in a row
- Maine overdose deaths decreased through most of 2025, mirroring nationwide trend
- Maine drug overdose deaths continue to plummet
- Governor Mills Announces 20 Percent Decline in Fatal Drug Overdoses in 2025 | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills
From: Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks in Brewer, ME
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