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To the Brim: How USC is fighting a stubborn culture of binge drinking

Matt Lemas

September 28, 2016 |

Daily Trojan |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

At the University of Southern California, rates of binge drinking have been on the rise and are now reported as reaching above the national average. To combat this epidemic, the university is offering alternatives to nights out, that aim to create a community and culture around non-drinking.

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Baclofen: the controversial pill that could 'cure' alcoholism

Jessica Reed

September 16, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: France

For some alcoholics, finding a way to quit can be a long and frustrating journey. Baclofen is a new drug in France that has previously been used to treat Multiple Sclerosis but is now being used to 'cure alcoholics'.

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Barrios Unidos, Whole-Family Heroin Treatment Center, Opens in Chimayo

Ellen Berkovitch

September 12, 2016 |

Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

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Response Location: United States, Chimayo, New Mexico

Chimayo, New Mexico has a heroin overdose rate that is five times the national rate. Barrios Unidos is a community center in Chimayo that offers drug abuse treatment to whole families through community therapy and holistic healing methods.

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Baltimore Explores a Bold Solution to Fight Heroin Addiction

Chris Peak

September 01, 2016 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

There exists an antidote, naloxone, to opioid drug overdoses but only doctors have naloxone and drug addicts overdose in the street. In Baltimore, where more people die of drug overdoses than there are people murdered, a doctor at the George Washington University Hospital created a blanket subscription for naloxone so that anyone could buy the drug and save lives.

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Communities Nationwide Explore Solutions for Heroin Epidemic

Stephanie Warsmith

August 30, 2016 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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Response Location: United States

Across the country, various communities are struggling with a heroin usage epidemic. This article highlights communities taking unique approaches to this problem,whether it is innovate treatment recruitment or early prevention.

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Seattle's Potential Solution for Heroin Epidemic: Places for Legal Drug Use

Jonah Engel Bromwich

August 25, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In Seattle, a heroin epidemic is provoking solutions that go beyond the cities needle exchange program. While controversial, a new proposal recommends safe drug-usage zones for those engaging in drug use.

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California Court Helps Kids By Healing Parents' Addictions

Jenny Gold

August 24, 2016 |

KFF Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Signs indicate that a recent surge in the number of children entering the foster system is related to the opioid epidemic. Using the power of keeping families in tact as motivation, the Early Intervention Family Drug Court in Sacramento County works with addicted parents to receive comprehensive early addiction intervention in an attempt to prevent their children from being entered into the foster system.

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Española has tried everything to stop drug overdoses

Leah Todd Lin

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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Drug could give addicts hope for recovery

JR Logan

August 11, 2016 |

The Taos News |

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Response Location: United States, Questa, New Mexico

Addressing addiction takes long-term care and a multi-faceted approach. A model program at the Questa Health Center in the village of Questa, New Mexico, combines treatment with the drug, Suboxone, alongside a behavioral therapy program, and drug screenings. The ongoing participation in group therapy helps patients to gradually taper off of Suboxone, and remain clean.

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A Different Type of Addiction

Wheeler Cowperthwaite

August 10, 2016 |

Rio Grande Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

Alcohol has claimed more lives in Rio Arriba County in the past five years than other drugs. SMART, a secular alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous, provides one path toward recovery, increasingly incorporating scientific findings into treatment as well as support for family members of addicts, helping them change the environment.

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