Monday, November 08, 2004

Efforts to prevent drug abuse funded (Maine)
Portland Press Herald story - "Treating alcoholism and drug abuse costs about $20 million a year in Maine, and that is just a fraction of the expense of untreated addiction. ... The federal government is giving Maine almost $12 million during the next five years to fund prevention efforts in local towns and cities in hopes of reducing substance abuse. The grant will almost double what the Office of Substance Abuse would otherwise be able to distribute for prevention, say officials who work with young people..."