By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger In what he called his “first day” as a U.S. senator, Peter Welch, D-Vt., returned to Vermont to discuss the opioid epidemic and substance use disorder at Rutland Regional Medical Center. “This has been an area of enormous […]
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Gobeille calls the opioid crisis “ubiquitous”
By Alan Keays, VTDigger The head of Vermont’s largest agency was speaking Thursday, July 13, in Rutland when a little girl darted in front of him. “Can I get a high-five?” Al Gobeille, secretary of the Agency of Human Services, […]
Vermont opioid treatment highlighted at national forum
In Vermont, the Care Alliance for Opioid Addiction’s “hub and spoke” model helps connect Vermonters struggling with addiction access treatment at one of five “hubs” and nine locations throughout the state. Last week, the Addiction Policy Forum recognized the Care […]
New Rutland opioid treatment center opens
RUTLAND—Bradford Psychiatric Associates (BPA) has assumed management of the former Green Mountain Family Medicine Clinic in Rutland and White River Junction. The office-based outpatient treatment clinics provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for patients seeking recovery from opioid use disorder. Between its […]