BENNINGTON – A long-sought addiction treatment center to offer a comprehensive range of services, including methadone treatment, is poised to open in Bennington.

Treatment for opioid addiction with methadone has been unavailable in the Bennington area, forcing patients who would benefit from it to travel to Brattleboro, Rutland, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, or further for the typically daily treatment.

The out-patient center will be located in renovated space in the small business center at 120 Depot Street. It will be operated by BAART Behavioral Health Services Inc. , which already operates four similar treatment centers in Vermont.

“I am excited to finally see the [addiction treatment] “Hub” come to reality,” Town Manager Stuart Hurd said Thursday. “The Bennington community has

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