Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative
Project Summary
The project will implement prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies including, but not limited to: partnering and strengthening collaboration with law enforcement, first responders, healthcare providers, faith-based leaders, and treatment providers; educating the community on prevention strategies, harm reduction, stigma, adverse childhood experiences, and resiliency; increasing access to Naloxone (a lifesaving overdose reversal medication) and providing overdose education; linking programming to middle and high schools; establishing a peer recovery center in Oxford Hills; expanding the peer support workforce; increasing the number of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) providers and access to MAT; training the community on safe storage and disposal of prescription drugs; referring individuals with OUD/SUD to supportive recovery services; and screening for HIV/HCV.