WEBVTT PAUL MERRILL JOINS US TO TELL USEXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.PAUL: THIS WAS PART OF THECOMPREHENSIVE DRUG BILL THELEGISLATURE PASSED AS ANEMERGENCY IN JANUARY.THE DEADLINE FOR HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES TO DISTRIBUTEMONEY TO PAY FOR A 10 BED DETOXCENTER IS TODAY.DEMOCRATIC STATE MINORITY LEADERJUSTIN ALFOND IS SOUNDING THEALARM, ACCUSING THE LEPAGEADMINISTRATION OF DRAGGING ITSFEET WHEN IT COMES TO DRUGTREATMENT EFFORTS.THE ADMINISTRATION POINTS TO THEWORK IT IS DOING ON A FACILITYAND WINDHAM, BUT THAT IS ITDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSFACILITY THAT HAS NOTHING TO DOWITH EMERGENCY LEGISLATIONPASSED MONTHS AGO.ALFOND SAYS THE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE STOPPED RETURNING HISPHONE CALLS, SO HE DECIDED TO GOTO THE PRESS.>> WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.PEOPLE ARE DYING ALMOST EVERYDAY.SUMMER IS HERE.THAT IS THE WORST TIME OF THEYEAR FOR THE DRUG CRISIS.>> WE HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARSTHAT ARE GOING TOWARDS THISEFFORT.FOR ALFON TO THROW IT OUT THATWE ARE SIMPLY DOING NOTHING ISNOT TRUE.PAUL: A DHHS SPOKESWOMAN SAYSTHE DEPARTMENT SHOULD ISSUE ANRFP WITHIN A WEEK.WE WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THEGOVERNOR ABOUT THIS TODAY, BUTHIS OFFICE TOLD US HE IS NOLONGER SPEAKING TO REPORTERS.HE DID ATTEND A DOMESTIC