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For Immediate Release: May 7, 2024 Media Contact:   Ben Truman │ Department of Health  802-316-2117 │ 802-863-7281  [email protected] New Vermont Data Shows First Decrease in Opioid Overdose Deaths Since 2019 Officials say programs and harm reduction efforts are bending the...

Vermont Department of Health Key Messages - Arabic View in English الرسائل الرئيسية لوزارة الصحة في فيرمونت سترى في هذه الصفحة بعض المعلومات المهمة التي يتعين على وزارة الصحة مشاركتها. وقد تمت ترجمة الصفحة ترجمة احترافية، وراجعها أعضاء المجتمع المحلي...

Vermont Department of Health Key Messages - Spanish View in English En esta página encontrará una parte de la información importante que el Departamento de Salud tiene para compartir. El contenido de esta página fue traducido por profesionales y revisado...

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Most Vermonters who smoke want to quit. You may be one of them, or know someone who is trying to quit tobacco. With the right tools and support, you can do it.

Information on opioid prescribing and medication for opioid use disorder.

Information for health professionals to help their patients with issues related to alcohol and other drugs.

Find a Syringe Services Program Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) are effective community-based interventions that can prevent infectious diseases, link clients to treatment for substance use disorders, and can reduce overdose deaths among people who inject drugs. They do not increase...

In an overdose, opioids can slow breathing to the point of death. To save lives, the Health Department gives out a medication called naloxone (brand name Narcan®) that can reverse an overdose.