Editorial: Opiate Addiction; Public Health Crisis in Vermont

Published January 17, 2014

Editorial: Opiate Addiction; Public Health Crisis in Vermont

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

The governor reported that since 2000, Vermont has seen a 770 percent increase in treatment for opiate addiction, up to 4,300 people in 2012, and a 250 percent increase in the number of people receiving treatment for heroin addiction; that 80 percent …
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Special courts serve those who served

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

He's participating in a veterans treatment court. The program requires him to appear before a judge at least once a month to verify whether he's following through on treatments for addiction to prescription pain killers and other mental health issues.
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Where There's Smoke . . .

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

A sign near the Broncos' stadium in September implied that marijuana was less of a problem than alcohol—an argument echoed by NFL players. … But cannabis remains on the NFL's list of banned substances (and is still a Schedule 1 controlled substance …
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