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The Gym Fighting Drug and Alcohol Addiction with Exercise

Daliah Singer

November 20, 2018 |

Outside |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

A Phoenix gym uses CrossFit classes as an effective way to keep people in subustance use disorder recovery. The class provides non-judgmental support, community, and exercise all of which can have a beneficial effect reversing the impact of substance use on the brain.

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Denver city councilman, state lawmaker revive plans for safe injection site, in spite of federal law

Jennifer Brown

November 19, 2018 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver lawmakers and activists are working to curb drug addiction and prevent overdose deaths with legislation and services. Despite federal illegality, local legislators want to legalize safe injection sites in the state. In the meantime, the Harm Reduction Action Center is a needle exchange group which has saved nearly 1,000 lives with naloxone.

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GPs could prescribe bingo and dancing after English trial's success

Robert Booth

November 18, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Allowing doctors to refer patients to social activities and community programs eases workloads by reducing hospital admissions for non-medical issues. The practice of “community prescribing,” pioneered by a group of general practitioners in the London borough of Croydon, allows doctors to direct their patients to various programs and activities, ranging from financial planning and housing services, to volunteer-led dance sessions and fitness classes.

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Dress Rehearsal For Death: Using Virtual Reality To Foster Empathy For Dying Patients

Kathleen Burge

November 16, 2018 |

WBUR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

Virtual reality is being used as part of medical education providing a way for nurses and other medical workers to better understand how a patient may experiencing their surroundings. Virtual reality modules have been created for blind, colorblind, dementia, and dying patients.

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Providing Holistic Care to Moms In Recovery

Katelyn Newman

November 16, 2018 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Moms In Recovery is a New Hampshire-based program providing team-based comprehensive care for pregnant women in recovery from substance use disorder. Women in the program receive therapy, obstetric services, and primary care all in the same place providing exceptionally coordinated care as well as easy access to services.

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The big sleep: how the world's most troubled country is beating a deadly disease

Sarah Boseley

November 16, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

By deploying mobile screening units and educating people about the dangers of Tse Tse flies that carry sleeping sickness, doctors are working to eradicate the disease in the Congo. Education is a big part of the success of the operation—if people don't know what the symptoms mean, they can't seek treatment.

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How A D.C. Artist Is Changing What Patients Hear In Hospitals

Ariel Plotnick

November 15, 2018 |

DCist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A sound artist in Washington DC is working to improve the hospital experience for patients by changing the soundscape. her company produces a device that lets patients use sensors to make their own soothing noises. She is also working with a company that manufactures medical devices to come up with new tones that aren't scary for patients. Hospitals across the country support her work.

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‘People helping people': North Dakota's addiction fix

Andrew Graham

November 15, 2018 |

WyoFile |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Devils Lake, North Dakota

In rural North Dakota where clinical treatment centers are hard to find, a program called Free Through Recovery "seeks to drive down North Dakota’s prison rates by creating networks of sobriety and support around people on probation and parole." Although local law enforcement claims the program is not an alternative to incarceration, in the short time it has been in operation, it has served over 550 people with many participants securing both housing and work opportunities.

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This Chemical Is So Hot It Destroys Nerve Fibers—in a Good Way

Matt Simon

November 14, 2018 |

Wired |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Doctors and researchers are working to use the burning chemical from a Moroccan plant to treat persistent pain. The chemical, RTX, is so potent that it kills certain pain receptors without completely numbing the affected area. Doctors are hopeful that new drugs could replace opioids and give patients real relief.

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Where Cop Cars Double as Ambulances for Shooting Victims

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

November 14, 2018 |

The Trace |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scoop and Run is a police practice that has saved lives. During a “scoop and run” police take gunshot or stab wound victims to the emergency room instead of waiting for an ambulance. Philadelphia is the only city, among cities with high rates of homicides, that has implemented “scoop and run” into policy. "Last year, a third of Philadelphia’s 1,223 shooting victims were delivered to a city trauma center.”

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