A recent poll, led by University of Maine professors R. Glover and K. Sporer during July and August 2021 and shared this week, found that of the 400+ Mainers, a majority believe the priority is to treat people who have opioid and general drug use disorders rather than punish them under the law.
These findings comprise the first-ever study that looks at what Maine residents believe should be official drug policy in view of the state's record number of overdose deaths in the last two years.
