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Council unanimously urges prioritizing a recovery campus after Long Island shutdown
Summary
The City Council adopted a resolution urging prioritization of a recovery campus to provide detox, residential treatment and supportive services for people with substance-use disorders, noting the closure of Long Island’s recovery services after the bridge shutdown and urging regional/state action and planning.
The Boston City Council on Oct. 1 adopted a resolution calling for prioritizing a recovery campus for people experiencing substance-use disorder, urging coordinated regional and state action and faster planning to restore or replace services lost when the Long Island bridge was closed in 2014.
Councilor Ed Flynn, sponsor of the resolution, said a structured residential environment — such as the former Long Island facility — provides detox, counseling and residential…
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