Overdose Prevention Sites

Burlington, Vermont’s mayor held a briefing this morning focused on health and safety issues affecting the community.

Advocates are hoping to keep a spotlight on the issue now that Overdose Awareness Month is behind us. They gathered in Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall Park last week to remember and honor individuals who lost their lives to accidental overdoses.

Advocates for overdose prevention centers are rallying at the Massachusetts State House today.

As the Vermont legislative session winds down, Governor Phil Scott is lamenting lack of progress on his key priorities.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council had numerous items on its agenda Monday evening including approval of a labor contract, a long-term lease agreement with an emerging high-tech manufacturer and whether the city should allow overdose prevention sites.

The Burlington City Council discussed the legal implications of creating Overdose Prevention Sites in the city during a work session of their regular…

For over a year, officials in Vermont’s most populous county and the state have been considering the possibility of creating safe injection sites as a…

The Burlington City Council approved a nonbinding resolution this week calling for further study into establishing safe injection sites in the city.A…