Sorg discusses Maine overdose death report with BDN

Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine research professor and forensic anthropologist, talked with the Bangor Daily News about drug overdose deaths in Maine in 2020 and 2021 to date. She noted that the state has accelerated the release of monthly statistics in spite of delays in determining the cause of death in some cases. The Maine Monitor cited the annual drug death report for 2020 in reporting on the opioid epidemic in Maine. The Piscataquis Observer shared the BDN story.