As Peter Young Center drug rehab closes, doctor plans wellness center
Empty for now: The Peter Young Center, perched on the hill above the village of Altamont, closed its drug and alcohol rehabilitation program last week, and the 69,000-square-foot building sits empty. A local doctor, John Malfetano, hopes to turn the …
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LePage's drug-crackdown bill gets bipartisan backing, money for treatment
AUGUSTA –– The fortunes of Gov. Paul LePage's drug enforcement bill have brightened following a bipartisan committee vote that reduced the cost of the proposal while adding funding for treatment programs. Lawmakers on the Legislature's Criminal voted …
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Treat, don't jail, drug-addicted mothers-to-be
Last year, lawmakers passed the Safe Harbor Act to give pregnant women incentives to enter treatment programs, including a guarantee that they won't lose custody of their newborn solely because of drug use. In the year since Safe Harbor took effect …
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