Lowell ZBA Reverses Course, OKs Methadone Clinic Move

Lowell ZBA reverses course, OKs methadone clinic move
Carino said people who are treated at methadone clinics are often stigmatized, but she lived nearby the Lowell clinic for a time and never heard of any problems associated with it. She also highlighted that a large day-care center is near the current …
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Parents charged in infant's death
He was in the Scott County Jail on Tuesday on $ 1 million bond after being arrested Monday night at the Residential Correctional Facility in Davenport. An active warrant was issued … Bailey had been prescribed methadone during substance abuse treatment.
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Bangor officials call on state to 'honor its obligations,' restore revenue sharing
Begin working on LD 1213, a bill carried over from 2013 that would allow federally qualified health centers to provide methadone treatment to addicts. The city is home to more licenses for treatment than any other city in the state. Some officials say …
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