LEWISTON — A meeting between neighbors and backers of a proposed methadone clinic will be pushed back to Thursday because of Wednesday’s snowstorm.
Representatives from Quincy, Mass.-based Community Substance Abuse Centers had planned to meet with neighbors of the proposed 18 Mollison Way clinic.
The meeting is now scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St.
Methadone is used to treat addiction to opioid drugs, such as heroin or OxyContin.
The city of Lewiston adopted methadone clinic rules in 2006 that require substance abuse treatment centers to get a business license from the city. That license must be approved by the City Council, which reviews it annually.
If approved, the company would provide the methadone in a drinkable form to clients, who take the medication under a nurse’s supervision.
It currently operates another clinic, the Merrimack River Medical Services Outpatient Addiction Treatment Clinic, at 2300 Congress St. in Portland.
The company also operates clinics in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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