Preventing Opioid Abuse & Addiction

Everyone has a part to play in preventing opioid abuse and addiction. When we deliver a health curriculum, conduct screenings, run a school or teen program proven to promote mental health and reduce substance abuse, when we mentor, provide family education support groups or work to change conditions in the community – we are doing our part to prevent opioid addiction.

Read the Brief: Preventing Opioid Abuse  Read the Brief: What Communities Can Do

The Health Department has been working to reduce the risks that contribute to addiction while promoting healthy lifestyles and communities, through:

• community education and awareness, parenting programs and youth leadership opportunities
• community partnerships supported with grants and regional prevention consultants
• prescription drug take-back days 
• parenting and family resources such as ParentUp and Vermont's Most Dangerous Leftovers

Learn more about community prevention programs
Learn more about family and parenting programs