The Gorham Police Department is working with the Maine Law Enforcement Accreditation Program to meet their standards. Departments which become accredited through this program know that they are using the best law enforcement practices. Other benefits of this program include a reduction in liability insurance and fewer lawsuits as lawyers are less likely to file suit when they know the department has been accredited through this program.

The Gorham PD responds to numerous reports of overdoses but with the availability of Narcan, which is now carried by Fire, Police and Rescue, the number of known deaths from overdoses in 2017 was four. Many opiate users are believed to have first gotten opiates with prescriptions from their doctors and then continued to use opiates illegally and became addicted.

Currently, Gorham is participating in a program which offers support to people who have been in drug rehabilitation programs and are now back in their communities. This program, the Community Recovery Liaison Program, has been in place in Gorham and other area communities for about a year and appears to be making a significant difference in the lives of many of the people recovering from addiction.