Vineyard House: Women Find Island Haven For Recovery

By ALEXIS TONTI

On March 19, 2001, the first woman moved into Vineyard House's
third and newest residence - a house dedicated solely to Island
women in need of a safe living environment during the early stages of
recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. More than a year later, 14
women have already moved through the house, most staying for between one
and three months. Four live there now.

With prescription drug addiction on the rise both nationwide and on Martha’s Vineyard, a well-attended forum about the issue this week focused on how the community can better fight the growing problem.

About 50 people gathered at the high school Wednesday to hear from a panel of community members and addiction experts, and to participate in a discussion about how Vineyarders can get help for prescription drug addiction.