Category: Story’s Of Addiction

How Vermonters Are Navigating Opioid Recovery Amid The Pandemic

The number of opioid overdoses in Vermont continues to climb, and the isolation brought by the winter and the pandemic makes things difficult for those in recovery, and those trying [...]

Sharing Stories of Love, Grief and Hope From the Opioid Crisis

The headlines are full of stories about the opioid epidemic: about doctors overprescribing pills, lawsuits against drugmakers and the astronomical cost to our social-services safety net. The obituaries are full [...]

From grief to action:

Jenna’s Promise offers hope against addiction & stigma. In February 2019, 26-year-old Jenna Tatro died of a drug overdose at her family’s home in Johnson, Vermont. Now her parents, Greg [...]

Johnson family takes charge in fighting opioids

Greg Tatro remembers it feeling like “torture” watching his daughter struggle with opioid addiction. For six years, she was in and out of more than two dozen treatment centers across [...]

Jenna’s Promise: Daughter’s death spurs local family to action

Family Seeks to Fight Opioids After Daughter’s Death

…Greg Tatro said Jenna had a good heart and, even in the throes of her addiction, she wanted to help other people going through what she was going through. So [...]

The Death Of Our Daughter

Family & State Set Sights On The Real Drug Dealers

…Greg Tatro said Jenna had a good heart and, even in the throes of her addiction, she wanted to help other people going through what she was going through. So [...]

A Johnson Family Tries To Fight Opioids In Their Community