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  • ADHD drugs could help ice addicts kick the habit

    September 25, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Three Australian states are using ADHD medication to reduce cravings for patients in detox from methamphetamine use s part of a trial. The trials are a first worldwide and researchers hope the method will result in better social outcomes for recovering drug abusers.

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  • Sauti toll free telephone line helping Ugandan children avert violence

    September 25, 2018 |

    New Vision |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    Uganda has sub-Saharan Africa’s only government-run child helpline--a free way for children to report physical, emotional, and sexual violence perpetrated against them. Police are supposed to work with probation officers to investigate the situation and connect children with medical and legal help. However, resource shortages remain, and some health workers refer victims to private clinics to make more money.

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  • How impact investors can better serve communities: ask them what they need

    September 24, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Williamson, West Virginia

    Impact Experience is an organization that bridges the gap between impact investors and the communities in which they want to invest, from West Virginia to Houston and more. These “experiences” occur during retreats in cities across the country that could use investment. Jenna Nicholas, the founder of Impact Experience, uses this time to help people build genuine relationships that lead to long-lasting investments. In Williamson, West Virginia alone, the experiences have led to $25 million in local funding.

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  • U.S. Surgeon General: Use partnerships, end stigmas to stop opioid epidemic

    September 23, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    U.S. Surgen General Jerome Adams speaks out about the significance of reducing stigma around substance abuse and mental health to normalize the illnesses and open doors for sufferers to seek help. Dispensation of Naloxone, an overdose reversing drug, went up 40% since he issued a Surgeon General's advisory on its use.

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  • The city curing violence like a disease

    September 21, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: England, London

    The Cure Violence program in Chicago uses former gang members as "violence interrupters" to intervene in imminent gun violence incidents, a public-health approach that treats violence like a communicable disease that can be contained before it spreads. Neighborhoods using the approach have experienced drops in violence. London officials, seeing that the program had similar positive effects when used by Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit, are starting a program to respond to high rates of knife crimes. But the amount they are investing is too small, one criminologist warns.

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  • Is Your Local Coffee Shop a Low-Key Opioid Clinic?

    September 21, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States

    More and more service workers are finding people overdosing on opioids inside public restrooms. In cities such as Boston and New York, businesses are training service workers to identify signs of an overdose and administer naloxone. “For a heart attack, we train employees how to do CPR until the paramedics arrive. Why is that not the case with naloxone and Narcan?”

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  • As with birth control, Colorado makes anti-smoking drugs available at pharmacies — no doctor visit required

    September 19, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    With a new prescribing protocol in place, drug store pharmacists can prescribe anti-smoking medications. People often visit a pharmacy more than their doctor, and the new protocol allows greater access to necessary medications for those wishing to quit.

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  • County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates

    September 18, 2018 |

    Illinois Public Media |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Jails in Illinois are trying to step up screening of inmates for mental illness as part of increased efforts around the country to deal with the large numbers of people with mental health issues who are behind bars. More than 400 counties in the U.S. have joined the Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the number of people incarcerated with mental illness and connect them with services. But officials say success is contingent on reliable funding and getting rid of stigmas against mental illness.

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  • The Jail

    September 17, 2018 |

    Finding Fixes |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Inmates in Snohomish County jails who have substance use disorder are now being given suboxone to help them manage withdrawal symptoms. Upon release, people are also being provided with supports to connected them with services and ensure that they do not overdose due to the change in their tolerance after a partial withdrawal.

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  • A life-saving nasal spray

    September 17, 2018 |

    Finding Fixes |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Naloxone is an easy to administer, effective way to interrupt the physiologically process of a potentially fatal overdose. With overdoses often taking place in “safe” places such as a home, training family members and the public at large in how to administer naloxone can help keep people with substance use disorders alive.

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