$2.6M Grant Helps Maine Combat Underage Drinking

Published November 10, 2012

.6M grant helps Maine combat underage drinking

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A $ 2.6-million federal grant is coming Maine's way aimed at reducing underage drinking and prescription drug and marijuana use among young people. Maine's Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services says the state …
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Southern Maine braces for spread of bath salts

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WESTBROOK, Maine — Bangor may have served as ground zero in Maine's battle against abuse of synthetic bath salts, but the dangerous drug is also seeping into southern Maine. “It is down here,” Michael Wardrop, Maine's resident agent in charge for the …
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In Maine, Bath Salts Blamed for Rising Child Neglect

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While Baumann couldn't comment on its connection to child neglect, he did say the science helps explains the extreme behavior brought on by the drug and highlights it's addictive nature. "Because of the strong dopaminergic effects of this drug, you …
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