Hub and spoke evaluation shows significant impact being made on opioid addiction

News Release — Vermont Department of HealthJanuary 22, 2018
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Study participants report dramatic decrease in drug use
BURLINGTON – An evaluation of the Care Alliance for Opioid Addiction, Vermont’s Hub and Spoke system of care, has shown that people in treatment for opioid addiction reported a 96 percent decrease in opioid use, and a 100 percent drop in overdose incidences, according to a new report from the Vermont Departmen