Federal Government Will Help Maine Tribe Tackle Opioid Epidemic

INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – The federal government will grant more than $ 400,000 to four groups of Native Americans from Maine to deal with the impact of the opioid epidemic on communities indigenous.

The US Department of Health and Human Services sends funds for addiction and community health projects, mainly focused on opioids. The money goes to the tribal government of the Indian Township of Passamaquoddy, the council of Micmac Aroostook, the Penobscot Indian nation and Wabanaki Health and Wellness.

The largest grant goes to the Passamaquoddy government to fund a project titled "Tribal Passamaquoddy Tribal Ointment Initiative." The grant is over $ 140,000.

Republican Susan Collins and independent Senator Angus King say Wabanaki Health will also receive about $ 140,000 to increase medication-assisted treatment capacity and develop other substance abuse prevention projects.