In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse

Published January 9, 2014

In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse
MONTPELIER, Vt. — In a sign of how drastic the epidemic of drug addiction here has become, Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday devoted his entire State of the State Message to what he said was “a full-blown heroin crisis” gripping Vermont. drug addiction – Bing News

Shumlin zeroes in on drug addiction with State of State
• WHAT: A documentary produced by Bess O’Brien of Kingdom County Productions, focuses on opiate addiction in Vermont, featuring addicts and pediatrician Fred Holmes. Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the film in his State of the State address. drug addiction – Bing News

Drug settlement money to fund addiction treatment
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s drug treatment programs, overstretched by a host of dependency woes, will get a $ 32 million infusion from settlements with two pharmaceutical companies, Attorney General Jack Conway said Monday. Flanked by the governor … drug addiction – Bing News