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1 October
5:41 pm

four or five years ago, we were looking at ten thousand overdoses a year, fatal and non fatal in this state

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Bobby Charles, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (NEWS CENTER Maine)

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Why we checked itSpecific figure about Maine overdose rates that can be verified against public health data
What we foundMaine's combined fatal and nonfatal overdose total was approximately 10,000 per year around 2021–2022, consistent with the claim's 'four or five years ago' timeframe.
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