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)
Diving in headfirst
The future of Vermont’s congressional representation
The outlook for emergency housing
Life and learning inside the Burlington Macy’s
Paul Costello reflects on two decades of community building
Starting school amid a Covid surge
A new model for mental health crisis response
How concerning is the Delta variant in Vermont?
The housing crunch hits renters
How to spend a broadband windfall
Can Vermont regulate religious schools?
Are Vermont's pandemic transplants here to stay?
Ending the Covid emergency
Hidden in plain sight
How a Middlebury student became a Vermont Covid-19 expert
What’s changed in Vermont since George Floyd’s murder?
How to confront vaccine hesitancy
A year without work
The road ahead for Vermont schools
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