Operator slams NY officials for focusing on marijuana sales, not drug treatment

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Operator slams NY officials for focusing on marijuana sales, not drug treatment
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Luke Nasta, founder and CEO of Camelot Counseling Centers, fumed that it takes longer to open a residential drug treatment center than to cut ribbons on other massive glitzy projects.

Nasta received funding from the state Office of Addiction Services and Supports to open two residential treatment facilities.

“It’s just not a priority. Look how quickly the Javits Center was converted into a temporary hospital during the coronavirus pandemic,” Nasta told The Post. He referred to Albany’s approval of the recreational sale for the adult use of marijuana. Weed and other forms of cannabis“Marijuana is not a good thing for the developing brain,” Nasta said.reached historic highs in New York City during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis — with more than 2,243 people dying from drug overdoses during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 with a vast majority involving heroin and/or the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl.

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