Giving Maine Babies a Chance at a Drug-Free Life

Giving Maine babies a chance at a drug-free life

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

One agency in Maine, a nonprofit in Scarborough called Crossroads, is following this inclusive treatment approach. It runs a residential substance abuse treatment program that lets pregnant and postpartum mothers live with their children. Studies have …
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Vt. drug treatment center backs off from expansion

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

UNDERHILL, Vt. (AP) – A Vermont substance abuse facility in Underhill has decided against relocating to Williston. Maple Leaf Farm had planned to expand into the former Pine Ridge School but has abandoned those plans because of project delays and …
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Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

A report commissioned by the American Society of Addiction Medicine found that Medicaid agencies in just 28 states cover all three of medications that the Food and Drug Administration has approved for opioid addiction treatment: methadone …
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