Our View: Addicted Maine Women Will Pay for Treatment Cuts

Published February 8, 2014

Our View: Addicted Maine women will pay for treatment cuts
Crossroads' Portland halfway house for women recovering from addiction has closed. Because there's now just one women's halfway house in Maine – Wellspring, in Bangor – women could be waiting for months to get treatment, with consequences that are …
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On the Front lines of Addiction
The attention directed by Governor Shumlin to combat opiate abuse highlights the extent of the problem and is also a recognition of the front-line work of so many to prevent addiction, treat users, and lessen the destructive impact these drugs have had …
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Hassan Reiterates Opposition To Legal Pot, Wants More Drug Treatment
“I do not believe that a young person with a substance problem should end up in jail, prison or with a criminal record on their first offense.” Hassan said she would support a review of the criminal code to emphasize treatment. She noted that while the …
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Dennis McCarty, Ph.D Overview of Substance Abuse Treatment Benefits and Costs — See the following link for more info: http://bit.ly/5wxSMh The mission of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) is to fund substance abuse poli…

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