Substance Use Programs

What We Do

The Department of Health Division of Substance Use Programs is made of many programmatic elements that collectively prevent and eliminate the problems caused by alcohol and drug misuse. Our mission is to prevent, reduce and eliminate the problems caused by alcohol and drug use.  Strategies used by the various substance use programs include education, prevention, treatment, and recovery. The programs also collaborate with healthcare providers, community partners, and people with lived experience to end stigma and increase opportunities for treatment and recovery. 

Some of the specific programs and activities, many of them jointly implemented with valuable partners, include:

  • ParentUpVT
  • Prevention Consultants
  • Do Your Part
  • Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program
  • Community Coalitions
  • Hub & Spoke System of Care
  • Recovery Centers
  • School-based Substance Abuse Services
Who We Serve

We serve all Vermonters of all ages, not only those who are directly experiencing substance misuse or directly serving them. We provide prevention services to those of all ages, intervention services to those misusing substances, treatment services to those with substance use disorders, and recovery services to any Vermonter needing support to sustain healthy behaviors. We also support people, organizations, and entire communities working to reduce substance misuse in Vermont through funding, media and promotion campaigns, and coalition building.

How We Impact

Substance Use Programs:

  • Improve access to prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services to address substance use in Vermont.
  • Increase understanding of substance use disorders.
  • Employ evidence-based practices and strategies.
  • Fund services, provide technical assistance and encourage collaboration in communities.

Together with population indicators, the following performance measures focus on whether Vermonters are better off as a result of this program. They do so by looking at the quality and efficiency of these programs and services.

Budget Information

This program includes the entire appropriation #342006000

 Program

 FY22 Actual

 FY23 Projected

 FY24 Governor Recommended

 Substance Use Programs

 $50,691,030

 $61,627,685

 $64,306,887
Measures
Time
Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Current
Trend
AHS
School Screenings: Are we referring students who may have a substance use problem to community resources? Measured as percent of students at funded schools who screen positive for possible substance use disorders who are referred for a substance abuse assessment.
PM
2022
87%
90%
1
Substance Use
Access to MOUD: Are adults seeking help for opioid addiction receiving treatment? Measured as the number of people receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder per 10,000 Vermonters age 18-64.
PM
Q2 2022
244
250
1
AHS
Treatment Engagement: Are youth and adults who start treatment sticking with it? Measured as percent of outpatient and intensive outpatient clients with 2 or more substance abuse services within 34 days of treatment initiation.
PM
2021
23%
28%
1
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