While the pandemic demanded the attention of the public last year, preliminary data shows that at least 157 Vermonters died in 2020 due to opioid-related overdoses — an average of about three people per week. That’s even more than the state lost to Covid.
Advocates say that number is alarming. They also point out that the crisis has been worsening for years.
Guests: Kyle Burditt (Turning Point Center of Rutland), Emma Cotton (VTDigger)
Vermont wasn’t always a safe haven for reproductive rights
Competition in the Kingdom
Exiting education
Building a Vermont haven for Ukrainian families
How to get a truck unstuck from Smugglers Notch
Buzz’s quest for a hardy Vermont persimmon
Can Covid be tracked without widespread testing?
Why Vermont’s 150-year old school tuition system might have to change
A new wave of inflation
Sandy and Marie-Pierre
The pain of long Covid
The lessons of nursing home lockdowns
After Omicron
Students and the Omicron surge
How Vermont hospitals are handling the Covid-19 surge
Could activists end hound hunting?
Turning climate goals into action
A surge in Barre schools
The case for mask mandates
Why do kids need a Covid vaccine?
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