Vt. Gov. Shumlin offers responses to heroin threat
Shumlin, during his State of the State speech at the Montpelier Statehouse, called for increased treatment, law enforcement and education programs designed to keep people from becoming addicted to drugs. He rattled off a series of statistics showing … Read more on Sacramento Bee

The end of denial
He said 80 percent of our prison inmates were either addicted to drugs or in prison on drug-related charges. He said it cost $ 1,120 a week to hold an inmate in prison, but it cost $ 123 a week to provide treatment for a heroin addict at a state-funded … Read more on Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Governor Focuses On Opiate Epidemic, Yet Waiting Lists, Funding Challenges …
Peter Shumlin has focused his annual address to lawmakers on what he calls a growing epidemic of drug addiction as treatment programs around the state struggle to keep up with a surge in demand for services. Shumlin announced four new initiatives … Read more on Vermont Public Radio