“Naloxone is a miracle drug if we get it there in time,” Smith said. Since 2020, the state supply of naloxone – known by its brand name, Narcan – already has more than doubled. Gordon Smith, the opioid response director for the Mills administration, said in an interview with the Press Herald that there are still some issues with inadequate supply in rural Maine, and saturating the market will help save lives. LePage was against the wide use of naloxone, while Mills has embraced the strategy.ĭuring the speech, Mills announced a 25% increase in the supply of naloxone, with an emphasis on boosting supply in rural areas. One area where Mills’ record contrasts sharply with LePage’s is the availability of naloxone, a medication that reverses overdoses that could otherwise be fatal.
“I believe she deeply cares about the lives of Mainers with substance use issues.” Mills has been an ally on this issue time and time again,” Gary-Allen said. While criticizing some of the governor’s words, Gary-Allen also believes Mills is trying to do the right thing in addressing the opioid crisis, especially when compared to her predecessor, former Gov. She earned a bachelor’s degree and is now pursuing a master’s degree, has gotten married and was elected to the Augusta City Council. She said she was able to get them back after successfully completing a Family Recovery Court program and has since rebuilt her life.
Her children were removed from her in 2015 and placed into the foster care system because of her cocaine and heroin use.
She had her first of two children at age 14 and later developed substance use disorder herself. Gary-Allen said her parents had substance use disorder and that she had a difficult childhood. Courtney Gary-Allen leads a nonprofit for people in recovery and is also in recovery herself.
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