Film Puts Spotlight on Vermont Prescription Drug Problem

Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem
O'Brien said she believes while the Vermont Department of Health is working hard to combat addiction, there are not enough treatment centers to handle the volume of patients. “It is unacceptable that we have waiting lists to get into treatment centers …
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Legislators: Prison overpopulation tied to lack of treatment
"There [are] times when you're most amenable to treatment, and one of those times is when you go before a judge," he said, calling statistics on the number of people in Bennington County needing treatment a "guesstimate." In Vermont today there are as …
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Smoking ban at treatment centers raises concern among patients
… tobacco at treatment centers. "What we're looking to do is have, having the treatment providers that provide substance abuse treatment implement tobacco-free campus policies," said Vermont Department of Health Deputy Commissioner Barbara Cimaglio.
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