After two decades of rising deaths, U.S. fatal overdoses declined by more than 21% from 2024 to 2025.
In Maine, fatal overdoses were about 20% lower in 2025 than in 2024. Overdose deaths also declined from 2023 to 2024.
Drug policy experts point to multiple factors for the declines, such as less availability of fentanyl and increased access to the overdose-reversing medication naloxone, which predate the Trump administration’s border policies...
https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/26/jd-vance/maine-fentanyl-drug-overdoses-decline-border/
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