Organizers Ed Baker, Bella Fearn, and Jess Kirby attended the Ward 4/7 NPA meeting to present information on the incoming overdose prevention center and Act 178
Several community leaders, including City Councilors Mark Barlow, Sarah Carpenter, and Evan Litwin, were in attendance, along with Theresa Vezina, the City’s Special Assistant on Overdose Prevention Center Implementation, who provided insights and answered community questions regarding current city processes. The discussion was well received and marked an important step toward building solidarity around this critical public health initiative.
On December 12th, 2024, Decriminalize Vermont organizer Bella Fearn and activist Ed Baker presented information and addressed community questions regarding Burlington’s incoming overdose prevention center.
CBN News video, Mar 7, 2014: “America has a heroin problem, especially in the Northeast. Vermont's governor is blowing the whistle on the problem and the state is seeking recovery.”
Video produced by the Vermont Department of Health featuring Dr. Mark Depman. Part of a series End Addiction Stigma (2022).
View the full series of End Addiction Stigma
The Vermont Reimagining Drug Policy Conference is a one-day convening to examine the harms of existing criminal approaches to drug use and policies designed to strengthen systems of care & support.
UVM CORA Community Rounds Workshop Series session, “Understanding the Harm Reduction Approach: Principles and Practice” presented by Theresa Vezina, Associate Director of Vermont CARES. Recorded on April 28, 2021.
Vermont House Human Services Committee Hearing on H. 72, Legislation to authorize Overdose Prevention Centers (February 24, 2023) featuring testimony of Kailin See (OnPoint), Brandon Marshall (Brown School of Public Health) and Sarah Russell, Special Assistant to End Homelessness for the City of Burlington.
Vermont House Committee on Human Services Hearing on Overdose Prevention Center Legislation, H. 72 (04-27-2023. Testimony of Brandon Marshall, Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health.
Interview of Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of Undoing Drugs. Produced by Ed Baker and the Addiction Recovery Channel.
Webinar discussing the experience of implementing drug checking in 2019 in the city of Toronto.
Quick overview of Overdose Prevention Centers, a much-needed response to the unprecedented numbers of Americans dying from an overdose. OPCs reduce overdose death and connect people to ongoing care.