A Bangor nonprofit temporarily lost its license to distribute syringes and furloughed most of its employees.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention suspended the Bangor Health Equity Alliance’s license to be a syringe service provider on Tuesday, according to Olivia Demosthenes, a policy and engagement associate for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
The nonprofit’s license was suspended on the same day the organization shared on Facebook that its syringe service program was paused temporarily due to “unexpected circumstances.” Josh D’Alessio, executive director of the Health Equity Alliance, declined to comment on the cause of the program’s cessation on Wednesday…