Category Archives: Recovery
Faith leaders across Maine will join to help people affected by addiction
CDC: Prescription Opioids and what you need to know
Opioid Crisis: Understanding the problem and creating solutions
BANGOR (February 28, 2018) State Senator Andre Cushing (R) Newport spoke into a microphone and asked the question, “How many of you have a family member or a friend who has been affected by opioids?” Several hands went up. Cushing was one of five panelists discussing the opioid epidemic at the Bangor Region Chamber of […]
HHS Secretary to Governors: Let’s reduce stigma of medication-assisted treatment for opioids
Washington D.C. (February 24, 2018) – At the National Governor’s Conference on Saturday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II commended governors for their work to address the opioid epidemic and urged them to help reduce the stigma of medication-assisted treatment. “I chose to highlight medication-assisted treatment today because this is a particular aspect of […]
Raising the BARN
About 400 people seated at tables inside the ballroom at the Cross Insurance Center tapped away on their smartphones. The Message that appeared on their screens asked them to vote with their phones: “Text ONE for the BARN, TWO for Eastern Area Agency on Aging, THREE for Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, FOUR For Literacy Volunteers […]
A New Horizon for People in Withdrawal
For people looking for a safe place to go to withdraw from drugs and alcohol, there’s a new offering in the Greater Bangor Area—a social detox facility in Hampden opened its doors this month. New Horizon, a ten bed facility operated by Wellspring is now open. New Horizon is an outpatient residential facility where patients […]