Scarborough’s Addiction-fighting Operation Hope Is In Danger Of Closing

Operation Hope, the Scarborough Police Department’s program that places those struggling with opioid addiction into treatment programs – usually out of state – is in danger of ending if funding to support it or a more regional approach isn’t in the works about a year from now, the Scarborough police chief said. Chief Robert Moulton said the news this week that Operation Hope failed to land a $108,000 federal grant is a blow to the program, which has placed 223 people into treatment since it opened in October 2015.