York County Commission accepts 600k more in opioid settlement funds to fuel recovery center

We voted as a commission for the county to accept an additional $600,000 from two proposed opioid settlements—one from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, and the other with various opioid manufacturers. This is in addition to the estimated $4.6 million in an initial opioid settlement from pharmaceutical companies that will be received over an 18-year period for our county.

We are immediately putting it to good use to fuel recovery for those with substance use disorders throughout our county. All the opioid settlement funds received by the county will go towards construction and programming for our new Substance Use Treatment & Recovery Center.

The York County Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Center will be the first of its kind in Maine. It will feature 58 beds—including 50 licensed substance use disorder beds and 8 observation beds—and offer comprehensive detox, inpatient, and outpatient services, with a specific focus on care for our rural communities.
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Construction is underway with the hope that the project can be completed by the end of 2026.