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  • Española has tried everything to stop drug overdoses

    August 16, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    One small town in New Mexico called Española is ahead of the nation in treating opioid-related drug overdoses. The city trains law enforcement officers and community members in treating overdoses, offers needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of diseases, and it has ensured that anti-addiction drugs are readily available.

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  • Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities

    August 10, 2016 |

    Equal Voice News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Native American students are 237% more likely to drop out than their white counterparts. Organizations like the Native American Community Academy (NACA), are changing those statistics by creating curricula that focus on tribal identity values. These alterations have proved successful as graduation rates and college attendance have risen among Native American students attending NACA.

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  • How a police chief used compassion to combat his community's drug problem

    August 08, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Gloucester, Massachusetts

    Rather than put addicts in jail, a police station in Gloucester, Massachusetts helps get those in need into treatment centers. Now, communities all over the country, including the town of Española, New Mexico, treat addiction with empathy and urgency rather than jail time. The change in treatment has reduced drug-related crime as well as deaths from overdose.

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  • Colorado's rural area leaders contemplating controversial needle exchange program

    August 06, 2016 |

    The Pueblo Chieftain |

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    Response Location: United States, Alamosa, Colorado

    Officials in the San Luis Valley are testing the use of a needle-exchange program as a risk prevention measure for users of heroin and other injected drugs, providing addicts with access to a broader menu of services.

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  • The Town that Tried it All

    August 05, 2016 |

    Small Towns Big Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    The Santa Fe Mountain Center uses harm reduction strategies such as needle exchanges and providing naloxone and other supplies for safer drug use, to help those struggling with addiction. These strategies aim to reduce unnecessary harm while building trust to help people enter treatment when they’re ready. In the past year, the Center collected over one million needles, gave out more than 3,000 doses of naloxone and recorded over 700 successful overdose referrals.

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  • Pathways to recovery

    August 05, 2016 |

    Small Towns Big Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Rio Arriba, New Mexico

    In Española, New Mexico, a state-funded program called the Pathways Community HUB Model brings law enforcement, health care providers, and treatment centers together to make sure they have a whole picture of each addiction patient's medical and criminal background. The program allows all entities to have access to a single database with medical and criminal records, allowing people working to combat addiction in the community to have a better idea of each patient's story.

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  • Questa program reframes opioid treatment in rural New Mexico

    August 04, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

    A comprehensive rehabilitation facility in Taos, New Mexico uses a holistic approach to curbing addiction by offering group therapy along with traditional medical treatment. By addressing deeper mental and emotional factors that can lead to addiction, the Questa Health Center has enabled addicts to face their demons head-on, with constant support.

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  • A Toll-free Number Helps Villagers Live With Animals

    July 26, 2016 |

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    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    By calling a toll-free number, villagers in India can receive help for filing claims after human-animal conflicts like an elephant stomping on their crops or a tiger killing cattle. The service, known as Wild Seve, operates in 284 villages where a field agent arrives to take photos of the damage and file documentation to the government so residents can receive compensation. Field agents have helped file claims for more than 3,000 incidents. The hope is that residents can receive compensation for their losses quickly and, hopefully, are less likely to harm the animals.

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  • Wait Times Improve; Telemedicine in Play

    July 21, 2016 |

    Rio Grande Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    New Mexico’s veterans are getting faster care as new programs expand to rural areas. Thanks to a host of initiatives, including telemedicine, contracts with community clinics, and travel benefits, the state’s VA health care system has recently seen improvements in appointment wait times for veterans.

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  • Connecting for rural health

    July 18, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Rosa, New Mexico

    Rural hospitals in New Mexico are isolated and scattered across the state, struggling to support low-income communities who have a difficult time getting access to their health care. In 2014, six hospitals banded together to create the New Mexico Rural Hospital Network, a cooperative effort to improve medical care across the small hospitals in the state. The Network has since scaled to ten hospitals and its system has benefited from the exchanges of ideas and an improvement in administrative efficiency.

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