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The number of Vermonters who died from opioid overdoses fell last year � the first decrease in five years.

Dr. Mark Levine, the state’s commissioner of health, said he's in support of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee’s recommendation calling to fund overdose prevention centers in the state. This comes after the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Levine bypassed the committee's recommendation when he didn’t include the funding in his proposal.

According to the Mayo Clinic, providing supervised activities and support for teens can reduce risk of drug use.

Diane Tsai’s film Be Our Guest profiles a family who regularly hosts strangers recovering from opioid addiction—a daring commitment that pushes both the family and their guests to face difficult decisions.

The Vermont Department of Health wants every K-12 school in the state to add one more thing to their emergency kits: naloxone, the overdose-reversal drug best known by the brand name Narcan.

In this installment of "What class are you," Ashley Messier talks about growing up in Essex with an abusive father and with little money, and how she found herself repeating the cycle in early adulthood.

The bill, which proposes allowing spaces where people can use drugs under medical supervision, is a response to the growing number of opioid-related deaths in Vermont.

In 2014, Shumlin made the surprising move to devote his entire State of the State address to Vermont’s opioid epidemic. It was a watershed moment that captured national attention and kicked off a statewide push to expand addiction treatment. A decade later, much of Vermont’s progress has unraveled amid more powerful drugs and record numbers of fatal overdoses.

Benjamin Lerner merges classical piano and hip hop to create his hybrid "piano raps." Lerner's spare and honest lyrics hone in on his addiction and recovery.

People who work within the program say it effectively reduces recidivism. But it can also be a challenging program to complete.