Public safety leader: Opiate abuse needs to be priority

Public Safety Commissioner Thomas D. Anderson speaks at a news conference Tuesday about a recent spate of traffic deaths. Photo by Cyrus Ready-Campbell/VTDiggerRUTLAND — Department of Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Anderson said in the ongoing effort to combat illegal opiate use in Vermont curbing the abuse of prescription drugs plays a leading role.
“We are awash in prescription opioids in this country,” he said.
Anderson spoke Thursday at a regular meeting in Rutland of Pr