opioids
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Vending machines to provide free overdose meds in Midd, Vergennes
Addison County is about to become only the third county in the state to host outdoor vending machines dispensing naloxone — a medication that rapidly reverses the effects…
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Vermont opioid overdose deaths decline slightly
Opioid deaths among Vermonters appear to have dipped in 2023, according to new data from the state Department of Health, following three consecutive years of record-breaking fatalities.
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Piper takes on 10 marathons in 10 days, for charity
Salisbury’s Chip Piper will have run more during the next 10 days than most of us will run in a year. And he’ll be doing it for an…
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Scott urged to sign safe injection site bill
Over the past five years, Elissa Johnk, the lead minister at the First Congregational Church of Burlington, has borne witness to Vermont’s overdose crisis.
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Vermont opioid crisis presents both barriers and opportunties
Vermont has made concrete efforts to address the state’s opioid crisis, but experts say there’s still plenty of work to be done — including in Addison County.
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Used needles, trash dumped in Lincoln
Addison County Sherriff’s Department officials have been looking to speak with two individuals they believe are responsible for illegally dumping used needles and other trash in Lincoln last…
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Letter to the editor: Safe injection sites are ‘looney’
The Vermont Legislature is looking more like a Mel Blanc Looney Tunes than a responsible lawmaking body. The Legislature has already legalized Dope. Now they want safe injection…
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Opiate-related deaths rising in Vermont
In mid-June, a 38-year-old mother of three died in Burlington from bacterial blood poisoning due to pneumonia, which stemmed from chronic substance use.
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Fentanyl fueling drug deaths
In mid-June, a 38-year-old mother of three died in Burlington from bacterial blood poisoning due to pneumonia, which stemmed from chronic substance use.
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Film offers hard look at opioids
The film “Life After You,” which takes a serious look at opiate abuse, will be screen with a post-film question-and-answer with the filmmakers later this month.
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Opioid deaths already outpacing last year’s record numbers
Last year, Vermont recorded the highest number of opioid overdose deaths the state has ever seen — 210. This year could bring worse news if the latest numbers…
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Book review: Unstitched: My Journey to Understand Opioid Addiction and How People and Communities Can Heal — by Brett Ann Stanciu
Brett Ann Stanciu, the librarian in a small Vermont town, struggled after a community member, known to be a habitual drug-user and a frequent trespasser in the library…
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Opioid epidemic workshops offered at Career Center
MIDDLEBURY — In response to opioid crisis in Vermont, the Department of Health (VDOH) and the Hannaford Career Center are partnering to offer a series of workshops, starting…
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CSAC, other nonprofits, sue makers of opioids
MIDDLEBURY — The Counseling Service of Addison County and two other Vermont community mental health agencies announced on Wednesday that they are joining forces in a lawsuit against…
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City could get drug counseling clinic
VERGENNES — A new counseling office for patients who are suffering addiction to alcohol or opioids has been proposed for downtown Vergennes, the Vergennes City Council learned at…