Fiddlehead Focus cites Sorg’s report in article on law enforcement
Fiddlehead Focus cited a report by Marcella Sorg, a research professor in the Department of Anthropology and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, in the article, “Overdoses, drug trafficking major focus of County law enforcement.” Despite a slight decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in Maine in 2018, Aroostook County still faces issues of substance abuse and drug trafficking, according to Fiddlehead Focus. From January through September 2018, 282 Mainers died from drug overdoses, five percent less than the same period in 2017, according to the UMaine report. Responding to overdoses has become a regular part of law enforcement — the Presque Isle Police Department has responded to six overdose calls so far this year, including one resulting in death, the article states. The County carried the Fiddlehead Focus article.