Erica Marthage: Opiate problem is a true crisis

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Erica A. Marthage, who is the Bennington County state’s attorney.
As state’s attorney for Bennington County, I am confronted on a daily basis with the aftermath of the opiate crisis in our community. I am called by police agencies whenever there is an overdose death in our community. My office helps children who’ve been abandoned by their parents who are addicts. I help coordinate law enforcement efforts to interdict the supply of hero