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Tag: overdoses

Posted inHealth

Vermont Conversation: A recovering opioid user seeks justice in the crime of the century

by David Goodman October 29, 2021, 5:36 pmOctober 30, 2021, 1:36 pm
Posted inOpinion

Jennifer Mayhew: Covid-19 response strong at the expense of overdose deaths?

by Opinion September 10, 2021, 10:10 amOctober 17, 2024, 7:24 pm
Posted inHealth

Fatal overdoses rose during the pandemic — but they’d been increasing for years

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton May 16, 2021, 9:40 amOctober 17, 2024, 7:24 pm
sharps disposal containers for drug needles
Posted inHealth

Vermont Conversation: Drug overdoses break records in ‘the other epidemic’

by David Goodman February 17, 2021, 6:40 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:23 pm
Emergency sign and hospital
Posted inHealth

Fatal overdoses increase across Vermont amid continued pandemic

by Sawyer Loftus June 25, 2020, 8:57 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:33 pm
Narcan
Posted inPublic Safety

Overdoses rise at ‘alarming’ rate in Burlington and Vermont amid pandemic

by Sawyer Loftus June 21, 2020, 10:00 amOctober 17, 2024, 7:28 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

As Vermont drug deaths drop, Brattleboro hits a record high

by Kevin O'Connor May 14, 2020, 12:21 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:27 pm
Narcan
Posted inHealth

Three fatal overdoses in five days spark concern in Chittenden County

by Iris Lewis July 26, 2019, 5:40 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:26 pm
Matthew Birmingham
Posted inPublic Safety

Police said a trooper collapsed from an incidental overdose. Now they’re saying nothing.

by Colin Meyn June 2, 2019, 12:09 pmOctober 29, 2024, 2:18 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

After a son’s death, a mother’s rebirth in writing

by Kevin O'Connor April 21, 2019, 4:00 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:33 pm
Matthew Birmingham
Posted inPublic Safety

Fact-check: Vermont’s police chief said cops risk death from opioid exposure. He’s wrong.

by Colin Meyn March 20, 2019, 3:02 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:37 pm
Eileen Whalen
Posted inPublic Safety

UVM Medical Center reports overnight overdose spike

by Aidan Quigley January 4, 2019, 4:42 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:26 pm
Mark Levine
Posted inHealth

Vermont overdose rates rank 22nd in nation

by Mike Faher November 29, 2018, 9:54 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:31 pm
The SVMC - Turning Point team
Posted inBennington County, Health, Regional, Southern Vermont

Bennington County joins addiction recovery pilot program

by Bennington Banner September 28, 2018, 2:00 pmOctober 17, 2024, 7:30 pm

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