A new research paper shows doctors in Vermont are feeling the stress of being on the front lines of the fight against prescription drug abuse. The report lays out several recommendations - including changing insurance policies so that non-drug therapies are covered. 

Substance abuse problems cost the state millions every year in lost productivity, crime and health related expenses.

A Rutland man is expected in court on charges of crashing into a parked car and killing a high school student.

Rutland officials are calling on the community's help as they search for new ways to control drug-related crimes in the city, which has long attracted dealers from western Massachusetts and parts of New York.

A law enforcement sweep in the Connecticut River Valley has resulted in the arrest of two dozen people on drug charges.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with officials who work in the drug abuse field in Vermont about the state's addiction problems.