LePage's Plan to Get Tough on Drug Abuse Needs to Be More Than a Campaign …

LePage's plan to get tough on drug abuse needs to be more than a campaign …
The reduction in MaineCare benefits for “noncategoricals,” mostly childless adults who don't qualify for disability, already is making it tricky to ensure that funding is available for the substance abuse treatment required of drug court participants …
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Plans for large Calverton drug addiction treatment center move ahead
A large new drug addiction treatment center, designed to support research into alcohol and drug abuse, has received approval from Riverhead's Zoning Board of Appeals and its developers expect to file a site plan in six to eight months.
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Walworth County drug treatment court on schedule for July 1st start date
An advisory committee is working out final program plan and handbook details, and human resources is preparing to advertise the program's drug court clinician position, said David Thompson, deputy director of health and human services. The drug …
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