Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution
“For the first time, we’re not asking students to choose between recovery and education.”
New data shows Maine has yet to spend nearly two-thirds of its opioid settlement funds four years after payments began
The Maine Opioid Settlement Support Center at USM launched a new dashboard this week to track spending.
Local governments across Maine spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year. There’s $19 million left in their accounts, and more on the way.
Counties and municipalities were required to report their spending for the first time earlier this year. Money went to addiction treatment in jails, behavioral health workers, recovery centers and more.
Charts: See what local governments spent on addiction treatment and recovery projects last year
Here’s how Maine’s counties, cities and towns used their opioid settlement funds in 2025, and who was involved in the decisions.
The agency that negotiated the opioid settlements has the fewest reporting requirements. Here’s how it’s spending its money.
The attorney general’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond “quickly and creatively” to urgent funding requests.
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