Contact Your Lawmakers
Please join us in calling on the expansion of the Good Samaritan Law in Maine by contacting your lawmakers today! Unsure who your legislators are? Click here to find out.
Give your lawmakers a call and ask if they support the Maxmin amendment, the Minority Report, on LD 1862. If they do, thank them for their commitment to the health and safety of our community. If they don’t, or if they need some more information, you can reference and share this document to explain how the Maxmin amendment will significantly reduce the fear of calling 911 at the scene of an overdose, which will save the lives of our friends, family members, and neighbors.
You can also email your lawmaker with the above messages and attach this document for their reference.
Write a Letter to the Editor
If you are interested in writing a letter to the editor, please draft up your letter, put it into a google document, and email it to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected]. We will support you in editing and publishing.
Here is an example of an LTE and helpful tips for writing one. You can read more examples here.
Here is a video training on how to engage with the media/write an LTE.
Here is a list of all the newspapers in Maine and how many words the LTE can be.
Make a Video
Submit a video or email your story to be featured in the Good Sam documentary.
Please send your video to [email protected] and
[email protected].
Also, upload it on your social media and tag your representatives!
Use the talking points here to tell your story about why the Good Sam Law should be expanded.
Opening: My name is [xxx]. I live in [City], Maine. I am a [person in recovery/ally to the recovery/drug-using/harm reduction/etc community]. I am calling on my State Representative, Representative [x], my State Senator, Senator [x], and Governor Janet Mills to support the expansion of the Good Sam Law. [Insert your story]
IMPORTANT: Check to see if your Representative/Senator is a co-sponsor of the bill. If so, make sure you thank them for co-sponsoring in your video! Find your representative/senator at here.