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13 October
5:52 pm

We've reduced opioid deaths every year for the last four years.

Overstated

Hannah Pingree, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (WGME)

5:52 pm
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Why we checked itA specific claim about a multi-year trend in opioid deaths in Maine that can be verified against public health data.
What we foundMaine has reduced opioid/overdose deaths for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025), not four — the claim overstates the streak by one year.
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