State Of Recovery

Doctors in Vermont and across the country are being introduced to a new tool for treating opioid addiction. It’s an implant: four tiny plastic rods,…

Opiate addiction and how best to treat it continues to be a focus in Vermont. And that includes the question of where to provide medication-assisted…

The challenge faced by people struggling with addiction has been exacerbated by lengthy waitlists for treatment. The backlog is now starting to shrink.…

Naloxone, or Narcan, is a prescription drug designed to reverse respiratory depression caused by opioid overdose.The drug has become widely accessible in…

Two years ago, Gov. Peter Shumlin unveiled Vermont's dirty little secret. The state had an opiate abuse problem.In his 2016 State of the State address, he…

When it comes to opiate addiction, treatment that leads to recovery rarely involves a quick fix. For many, overcoming addiction is a life change.Skyler…

More heroin is coming into Vermont than ever, state officials say, and the ripple effects are disturbing. Families are facing tough choices as their…

Vermont has tried to keep up with the opiate crisis by offering services to those directly affected by addiction. But the parents and spouses of addicts…

Walk through the business district in the Orange County community of Randolph and you get the sense of a town that's doing pretty well. There are nice…

It's hard to keep secrets in a place like Londonderry. In this small town of about 1,700, people tend to know each other's business, and so if you want to…