Youth Drug Use Is Down, but Overdoses Have Risen. One Town's Schools Have a Possible Solution

The Hechinger Report

Apr 6, 2026

Profiles a recovery high school in rural Maine in response to substance use among youth. The high school will have a boarding component to better reach the dispersed rural population. Discusses the lack of youth addiction services in the area, maintaining educational achievement while using substances, stigma, and funding.

Access · Children and youth · Educational attainment · Funding · Schools · Stigma · Substance use and misuse · Maine