Discovery House plans to open an Acadia Healthcare Treatment Center at 14 Edison Drive in Augusta that would offer counseling and suboxone or methadone doses for patients in recovery from substance abuse.
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Substance use disorder crisis center to be created in Kennebec County
The proposed facility would be the first in Maine to serve as both an overnight center for people in withdrawal management programs and a walk-in clinic, according to Gov. Janet Mills.
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York County plan aims to tackle substance use, housing and public safety staffing all at once
Federal funding and opioid settlement payments will pay for a 58-bed recovery center, a 30-unit apartment building and a public safety training facility.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Sweeping’ encampments makes sick and unhoused Portlanders even more vulnerable
Forcible relocation makes people sicker by causing isolation, infection and loss of medication. Instead, let’s make encampments safer and bolster public health and affordable-housing funding.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Recovery is a hard journey, but there is a large community to help
Portland Recovery Community Center’s annual Rally 4 Recovery, at noon at Payson Park on Saturday, is a celebration for everyone, including families and children.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Relationship between grief and substance use disorder cannot be taboo
Openly confronting grief is crucial for anyone navigating the process of recovery.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Downtown Lewiston business owner says city is ignoring worsening conditions, hurting her business
Billie-Jayne Cooke said she’s seeing more homeless people, drug users, trash and human feces on and near her property now than ever before.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston council denies permit for Church of Safe Injection barbecue
A statement from the Church of Safe Injection said it’s ‘evident’ from listening to the councilors who voted to deny the permit that ‘there is considerable confusion about our organization and what we do.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Community is key to preventing teen substance use
We must engage community leaders to combat the normalization of teen drug use, work to delay first-time use and improve the prevention practices already in place.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis
The $6 million investment is the latest effort to reverse an epidemic that claimed a record 716 lives just last year.