BRATTLEBORRO, VERMONT– JUNE 20, 2020: Nik Rowley works on a weedwacker outside of his friend's home. Rowley got out of the hospital, was asked to leave a soberliving house for having an ammunition clip on him and was put into government assisted hotels during the pandemic. Inside of the hotel is where Rowley relapsed with alcohol for a two day bender. He is grateful to now be staying with friends at their home under the condition that he stays sober and helps them with work around the house.

BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT– JUNE 19, 2020: The town of Brattleboro is home to the Brattleboro Retreat, the state's largest mental hospital and substance rehabilitation program. It sits in Windham County, one of Vermont's southernmost counties near the border of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, the county also has the highest rate of opiod use in the state.

BRATTLEBORRO, VERMONT– JUNE 19, 2020: Officer Adam Petlock of the Brattelboro PD and Justin Johnston from the Turning Point Center are a part of Project CARES, a program bridging law enforcement and recovery to build community relations and offer narcan and services to community members struggling with or living near those in addiction. During the covid related shut downs, Project CARES was unable to check in on people, even though overdoses in the community were skyrocketing.

BRATTLEBORRO, VERMONT– JUNE 19, 2020: Justin Johnston from the Turning Point Center speaks with a 40-year-old veteran from Massachusetts who admitted to having taken crack cocaine and heroin in the hotel room he is temporarily staying in. The man had an insident the night before with the police and Mr. Johnston and an officer came to do a wellness check on him and offer services as a part of Project CARES, a program bridging law enforcement and recovery to build community relations and offer narcan and services to community members struggling with or living near those in addiction. During the covid related shut downs, Project CARES was unable to check in on people, even though overdoses in the community were skyrocketing.

BARRE, VERMONT– JULY 12, 2020: Nick Luoma poses for a portrait at the Quality Inn where he has been living with government assistance during the Pandemic. Luoma went from using small amounts of heroin before the pandemic to several bags at the peak.

BARRE, VERMONT– JULY 12, 2020: Photos of Jefrey Cameron at his mother, Tara Reil's home. Mr. Cameron died from an overdose in early June.

BARRE, VERMONT– JULY 12, 2020: Tara Reil stands outside of her home. Ms. Reil's son, Jefrey Cameron, died from an overdose in early June.

BARRE, VERMONT– JULY 18, 2020: Friends of Jefrey Scott Cameron leave comments in a book at his funeral, he died from an accidental overdose on June 5.

BARRE, VERMONT– JULY 18, 2020: Jefrey Scott Cameron's family place soil over the place where his urn will lay. Jefrey died from an accidental overdose on June 5.

BARRE, VERMONT– JULY 18, 2020: Addie Reil, 17, carries pizza from her car after the funeral for her eldest brother, Jefrey Scott Cameron