/tags/opiate-addiction Opiate Addiction en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:53:07 GMT /local-news/2024-12-13/brattleboro-rejects-new-law-intended-curb-drug-use-crime Brattleboro representative town meeting members voted down a new ordinance that gave the police authority to issue civil fines to control anti-social behavior downtown. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:53:07 GMT /local-news/2024-12-13/brattleboro-rejects-new-law-intended-curb-drug-use-crime Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2023-07-31/fatal-opioid-overdoses-in-vermont-continue-to-trend-up Fatal opioid overdose rates continue to rise in Vermont, continuing a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been 80 opioid-related deaths in the first four months of this year, which is higher than previous years, according to data released last week. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:22:43 GMT /local-news/2023-07-31/fatal-opioid-overdoses-in-vermont-continue-to-trend-up Liam Elder-Connors /npr-news/2022-10-11/is-rainbow-fentanyl-a-threat-to-your-kids-this-halloween-experts-say-no The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:47:54 GMT /npr-news/2022-10-11/is-rainbow-fentanyl-a-threat-to-your-kids-this-halloween-experts-say-no Brian Mann /vpr-news/2022-03-03/vermont-poised-to-get-millions-from-national-settlement-with-purdue-pharma Vermont could receive millions of dollars under a national settlement reached Thursday with Oxycontin manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The deal still needs to be approved by a federal judge. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 21:58:03 GMT /vpr-news/2022-03-03/vermont-poised-to-get-millions-from-national-settlement-with-purdue-pharma Liam Elder-Connors /programs/2018-09-11/carter-lawsuit Vermont’s consumer protection laws are some of the strongest in the country. Intended to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices,â€� Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:04:00 GMT /programs/2018-09-11/carter-lawsuit Jared Carter /programs/2018-05-29/kelsey-opiate-addiction-workshop I didn't know that the current opiate crisis is actually the third such epidemic in our nation’s history. Nor did I know that genetic factors account forâ€� Tue, 29 May 2018 22:01:45 GMT /programs/2018-05-29/kelsey-opiate-addiction-workshop Elizabeth Kelsey /programs/2018-03-28/far-beyond-just-say-no-drug-prevention-in-schools-today As the state continues to battle the opioid abuse crisis, ways of fighting it have taken many different forms â€� including focusing on drug preventionâ€� Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2018-03-28/far-beyond-just-say-no-drug-prevention-in-schools-today Ric Cengeri, Jane Lindholm /programs/2018-02-12/schubart-depression Seventy per cent of all Americans are taking some form of prescription medication, and ten per cent of them are on anti-depressants. Among women betweenâ€� Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:03:28 GMT /programs/2018-02-12/schubart-depression Bill Schubart /programs/2017-12-05/what-role-do-insurance-companies-play-in-the-opioid-crisis The stories of America's opioid crisis are sadly familiar: stories of addiction, overdose, and suffering. But what role do insurance companies play inâ€� Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMT /programs/2017-12-05/what-role-do-insurance-companies-play-in-the-opioid-crisis Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2017-10-18/welch-is-very-concerned-about-the-effects-of-a-2016-drug-law-he-cosponsored In the wake of an investigative report by The Washington Post and "60 Minutes," Rep. Peter Welch is calling for congressional investigations into theâ€� Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:50:26 GMT /vpr-news/2017-10-18/welch-is-very-concerned-about-the-effects-of-a-2016-drug-law-he-cosponsored Taylor Dobbs