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  • Portugal: Drug Decriminalisation

    February 17, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Portugal

    By decriminalizing drug possession, Portugal removed a barrier preventing addicts from reaching out for help. The country treats drug use as a public health concern, offering free rehabilitation services and a needle exchange program. Although social taboos persist, drug-related deaths and HIV infection rates are at all-time lows.

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  • Medicines to Keep Addiction Away

    February 16, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    A battery of drugs, some new and some long known, have been proven to give addicts support in staying off drugs and alcohol after rehab.

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  • Searching for Solutions as Heroin Claims 10,000 Lives

    February 10, 2016 |

    The Takeaway |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    What changes in U.S. policy can help contain the heroin crisis? For answers, we turn to Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy and director of the Crime Reduction and Justice Initiative at New York University’s Marron Institute, who discusses the advantages of different treatments and approaches.

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  • Staying Sober After Treatment Ends

    February 09, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fall River, Massachusetts

    Increasingly, continuing care for addicts in recovery means more than handing them a list of A.A. meetings when they leave rehab, as caretakers develop and learn to use apps and video chat to check in on their patients.

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  • Family fighting Huntington's Disease with sheep

    January 14, 2016 |

    WXMI-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hopkins, Michigan

    A certain breed of sheep may carry a specific trait that could possibly treat Huntington’s disease. Early trials have shown that mice treated with the chemical compound found in sheep can reactivate motor function.

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  • Crossing the Rubicon for disaster response

    January 12, 2016 |

    Devex |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    Last year, Team Rubicon carried out 35 domestic operations and three international operations, with overlapping missions in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Barikiki, Kiribati, as well as an operation in Roseau, Dominica. The humanitarian organization has two goals: improving overseas disaster response and finding new ways to bring military veterans into humanitarian operations.

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  • It Took 20 Years For The Government To Pay For An Obvious Way To Prevent HIV

    January 08, 2016 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    After years of seeing evidence that needle exchange programs helped prevent the spread of HIV, Congress finally lifted its ban on federal funding for groups that provide the service.

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  • The Secret Lives of Male Sex Abuse Survivors

    January 06, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

    One in six boys in the United States has experienced sexual abuse before turning 18. With few recovery options in real life, more of them are going online for support.

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  • In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

    January 05, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

    A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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  • Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

    January 04, 2016 |

    The Trace |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

    Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

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