Out of sight isn’t a policy
28-08-2026 20:44 via vtdigger.org

Out of sight isn’t a policy

This commentary is by Beach Conger, a physician who works at the Johnson Health Center in Burlington, a clinic that provides medical care to homeless people and those with substance use disorders.“Human kind cannot bear very much reality.” So wrote T.S. Eliot in “Burnt Norton,” the first of his “Four Quartets.”I have been reminded of this line by several opinion pieces and letters to the editor in recent weeks about the public visibility of opioid use. The co
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