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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Commentary: All Mainers benefit when tax dollars are reinvested in support for recovery
L.D. 1714 would establish sustainable funding for Maine’s 19 recovery community centers, using taxes collected on adult use cannabis sales.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
High Flyers help raise money for Farmington recovery house
Orchestrated by owner and chief administrative officer Amanda Ricci, a cornhole tournament was held on Saturday, June 10, to raise money for The Summit House, a recovery house based in Farmington.
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PublishedJune 9, 2023
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.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms
Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Owner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had, authorities said.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Commentary: Mandate for group homes could devastate Maine’s recovery community
Requiring recovery residences to spend money on installing sprinkler systems means that far fewer will open and some will close – all amid an overdose crisis and a housing shortage.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Two new recovery centers coming to Franklin County
The first recovery centers in the area will offer a safe location for those who are recovering from substance abuse and will help combat the ongoing opioid crisis in the state of Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
More information needed on legality, feasibility of bill that would repeal recovery residence exemption in fire code, lawmakers say
A bill before the Legislature could reclassify recovery residences and force some to close, worsening an already difficult housing situation in the state, some lawmakers fear.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Maine overdose deaths set record for 3rd straight year in 2022
A report released Thursday by the Attorney General's Office indicated 716 individuals died from overdoses last year, 85 more than in 2021.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Skowhegan opioid treatment clinic expands to Farmington
Provider Services, a medical clinic based in Skowhegan that specializes in opioid addiction, is opening a new location in Farmington to provide access to medically assisted treatment to new clients as well as existing clients that live in or around the area.
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