Substance Abuse and a Pandemic

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  Fred Vigeant is WITF's Director of Programming and Promotions for TV and Radio. Fred manages the schedules for our radio and television platforms. He also analyzes audience research and manages the public affairs program Smart Talk. Previously, Fred was at WRVO in Oswego, NY for 12 years serving in various roles including Program Director and before that Operations Manager. Fred graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego with a B.A. in Mass Communications and Broadcasting.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are also facing a substance use crisis.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the pandemic has prompted more people to start or increase use of a substance as a way of coping with the stress.

Overdose deaths have also spiked since the start of the pandemic.

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