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A tale of two cities: What Baltimore can teach Arizona about fighting fentanyl overdoses

Austen Bundy

April 16, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In 2018, Baltimore passed a harm-reduction bill that allowed the distribution of fentanyl testing strips to assess if fentanyl has been laced into drugs. The decriminalization of these follow similar harm reduction trends that allow for the distribution of safe syringes and naloxone. While proving effective in reducing drug overdoses, because such stigma is attached to addiction, states like Arizona are hesitant to implement such measures, even as advocates and experts call for it.

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The Doorway is open in NH, and hundreds are walking in

Shawne K. Wickham

April 14, 2019 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

Thanks to a federal grant, New Hampshire has implemented a “hub-and-spoke program” that connects those facing addiction problems with resources to help them. Acting as a single access point, the organization takes walk-ins and phone calls and offers screenings, assessments and referrals.

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NH recovery centers model how to treat recovering employees

Annmarie Timmins

April 11, 2019 |

New Hampshire Business Review |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

When people begin treatment for addiction, it can impact how they are viewed as an employee at their place of work. New Hampshire is working to change this stigma through the Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative that focuses on seeing treatment as a strength rather than weakness and also builds in practices to the workplace environment including trainings and evidence-based health and safety practices.

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Facing opioid and foster-care crisis, Spokane's Rising Strong seeks to keep families together

Claudia Rowe

April 05, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

Keeping families together eases the burden on the foster care system and reduces issues such as homelessness and substance abuse in the long term. Former foster children in Spokane, Washington, end up relying heavily upon other social welfare institutions throughout their lives. To break this cycle, Rising Strong, a program funded largely by a philanthropic contribution, focuses on rebuilding families while addressing behavior issues through an intensive, live-in program.

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In effort to prevent overdose deaths, state plans to put ‘NaloxBoxes' in public buildings

Kevin Miller

April 03, 2019 |

Portland Press Herald |

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Response Location: United States, Augusta, Maine

As states continue to tackle a nationwide opioid crisis, one tactic that is being tried is making treatments of overdoses more accessible. By installing boxes containing the overdose reversal drug naloxone in public places, the state of Maine hopes to not only save lives, but also decrease stigma and increase communication.

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Mass. prisons start offering medication to treat addiction

Felice J. Freyer

April 02, 2019 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Newly passed legislation in Massachusetts is allowing prisons to take a step towards managing inmates health care by letting a third party company administer medication that helps treat opioid addiction. This step towards bridging the gap between punishment and help, also focuses on reducing racial inequalities and rates of addiction-caused deaths.

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Santa Cruz Girls Build Violence Free Lives

Noelia Esquivel

March 26, 2019 |

La Voz de Guanacaste |

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Response Location: Costa Rica, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste

In Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, the organization Cepia has started Girls Clubs in nine different neighborhoods and are teaching young girls, ages 8-12 about female empowerment, safety, and how to report crimes. In the area, violence against women is common, which is something these Girls Clubs is hoping to prevent. The clubs have reached over 650 girls and is now developing a program for boys, to teach them about positive masculinity.

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Those battling substance use disorders face challenge with getting medication

Melanie Plenda

March 24, 2019 |

The Nashua Telegraph |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

In Vermont, increased access to medication-assisted treatment for those experiencing opioid addictions has helped decrease the stigma around receiving treatment and has also shown to be a successful strategy for treatment retention. This hub and spoke model has the potential to work in other states, however, the doctor who created the system says that it "is now self-sustaining because of the way the state funded it initially."

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Mobile Health Clinic Unveiled To Serve Uninsured While Lowering Emergency Room Use

Erik Neumann

March 21, 2019 |

KUER Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

In Utah, expanding health care access is taking shape in the form of RVs equipped with exam rooms, medical assistants and a nurse. Specifically designed to serve uninsured community members, the newest mobile health clinic offers "a specialized focus on women’s health, as well as mental health and substance abuse services, including medication assisted treatment which is used to help wean people of opioids."

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Border communities refine tactics to deal with onslaught of fentanyl overdoses

Julian Hernandez

March 06, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Nogales, Arizona

On the United States’ southern border, law enforcement are changing how they address drug overdoses. In places like Nogales, AZ, police are taking a public engagement approach, seeking to work with citizens to prevent overdoses, especially from fentanyl-laced drugs. They’re connecting more with the community, using foot patrol and knocking on doors, to gain more insight into the problem and how to prevent it.

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