Lawmakers present host of plans to improve addiction treatment
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. A coalition of lawmakers and prosecutors, inspired by personal stories of struggle against addiction from Bennington state Rep. Dane Whitman and Newfane activist Brenda Siegel, marked National Recovery Day by calling for substantial changes refocusing the stateâs attention on the opioid epidemic as a health crisis. Participants, including two stateâs attorneys and several lawmakers, said the state needs a harm reduction and science-based policy based on lived experience and prioritizing harm prevention and saving lives. Siegel po...
Source: reformer.com