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Tag: overdose deaths

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Posted inOpinion

Daniel Franklin and Kevin Chu: Addiction recovery contributes to economic recovery

by Opinion July 30, 2025, 7:01 amJuly 29, 2025, 11:55 am
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Posted inOpinion

Ed Baker: When things are at their worst, we are at our best

by Opinion July 11, 2025, 7:01 amJuly 10, 2025, 10:47 am
A man in a gray t-shirt speaks into a microphone at a meeting, while people sit and listen in the background.
Posted inBurlington, Champlain Valley, Chittenden County, Health, Regional

Burlington’s overdose prevention center has City Council approval. Now the question is where to put it.

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald May 9, 2025, 5:51 pmMay 9, 2025, 5:51 pm
A group of people holding candles, with one person wearing a sign that reads, "Everyone should be warm and safe.
Posted inCentral Vermont, Lamoille County, Public Safety

Unhoused Wolcott couple died from accidental drug overdoses

by Auditi Guha December 27, 2024, 5:32 pmDecember 27, 2024, 5:32 pm
White pills on a table.
Posted inHealth

Vermont opioid deaths decline for the first time since 2019, according to preliminary data

A black and white photo of a man's face. by Juan Vega de Soto May 8, 2024, 6:50 pmMay 8, 2024, 7:08 pm
Posted inHealth

Drug-checking gets new legislative life

by Kristen Fountain April 16, 2023, 1:06 pmOctober 20, 2024, 11:22 am
A gray and white building with a sign labeled "United Counseling," set on a grassy lawn under a blue sky with a few clouds.
Posted inBennington County, Health, Regional, Southern Vermont

Bennington mental health center establishes opioid medication program

by Tiffany Tan April 9, 2023, 10:12 amSeptember 5, 2024, 3:36 pm
Posted inHealth

Vermont’s 2022 opioid deaths set a record for the 3rd straight year

by Tiffany Tan March 23, 2023, 4:32 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 4:24 pm
Posted inOpinion

Ed Baker: Vermont ignores data on effective overdose prevention

by Opinion March 17, 2023, 7:07 amMarch 16, 2023, 4:06 pm
Posted inOpinion

Ed Baker: Is anybody responsible for this? Is anyone accountable?

by Opinion February 10, 2023, 7:01 amFebruary 9, 2023, 12:07 pm
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Posted inPublic Safety

3 Vermont minors have died from fentanyl-related overdoses since 2021

by Tiffany Tan February 10, 2023, 6:17 amSeptember 5, 2024, 4:26 pm
Posted inOpinion

Ed Baker: Advocacy without volume is like faith without works: Dead

by Opinion January 12, 2023, 7:04 amJanuary 11, 2023, 10:17 am
Posted inHealth, Regional, Rutland County, Southern Vermont

On his ‘first day,’ U.S. Sen. Peter Welch talks opioid crisis in Rutland

by Ethan Weinstein January 9, 2023, 6:27 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 3:39 pm
Posted inHealth

Concerns grow over xylazine-laced opioids after infant death in May

by Tiffany Tan November 7, 2022, 2:23 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 4:26 pm

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