As Maine's first director of opioid response, Gordon Smith is tasked with coordinating state efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Smith will be Mills’ point person for coordinating interagency efforts to address Maine’s opioid crisis, which continues to claim an average of more than one life every day.
Guests
Gordon Smith, lawyer, executive vice president of the Maine Medical Association since 1993, appointed as Maine's director of opioid response by Gov. Janet Mills in Jan. 2019.
Robert MacKenzie (by phone), chief of police, Kennebunk Police Department
Kayla Kalel (by phone), co-chapter lead of Young People in Recovery, Brewer
Resources
- Mills Has Promised To Create A Drug Czar. Here’s How That Could Help Ease The Opioid Crisis In Maine
- Mills Picks VP Of Physician Organization To Lead Maine's Effort To Combat Opioid Crisis
- Mills Signs Executive Order To Address Opioid Epidemic
- Kennebunk police have a plan to fight the opioid crisis: recovery coaches
- National Institute On Drug Abuse: Maine Opioid Summary