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BENNINGTON â Seven Bennington County residents died from opioid overdoses between January and April, the third highest count among Vermont counties, according to the latest state data.
The figure is more than double what the county saw during the same period in the past two years. There were two such deaths both in 2019 and 2020, records from the Vermont health department show.
At the end of 2020 â Vermontâs deadliest year on record for opioids â Bennington County had nine deaths in total. This put the county somewhere in the middle of the statewide counts last year.
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BENNINGTON â The Turning Point Center of Bennington is looking for a new executive director to replace incumbent head Tom Haley, who is stepping down in July.
Whoever assumes the position will play an important role in Bennington Countyâs battle against the opioid epidemic, especially following a statewide rise in fatal overdoses since the coronavirus outbreak began.
âThe new person would be an essential part of a community approach to treating addiction,â said Dan Lucy, board chairman of the local Turning Point Center.
Haley, 71, said he wants to slow down given his age. Besides heading the nonprofit organizationâs day-to-day operations, he also serves as a recovery coach. He talked about wanting to free up more time to spend with family and his personal interests.
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