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Wind River tribes re-establish program to help those battling drug and alcohol problems

Chris Aadland

July 15, 2019 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

On the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, a wellness court is helping connect clients with resources that are tailored to cultural practices "in addition to drug or alcohol treatment and mental health help." The program relies on offering incentives for progress rather than punishments for missteps and has already shown success in small-scale implementations.

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How exercise is helping extreme athletes and others in Colorado battle addiction

Dan England

July 15, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Exercise has long been regarded as healthy, but it's now being used as a way to combat addiction. From specialized gyms that require 48 hours of sobriety to addiction recovery centers emphasizing exercise, people battling addiction are finding comfort and community to keep them on a healthy track.

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With compassion and faith, a mayor leads his city through the opioid crisis

Christa Case Bryant

July 10, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington, West Virginia has taken strides towards becoming a model for other cities on how to combat the opioid crisis after successfully optimizing on collaboration efforts. Coordinated by the mayor, joint efforts from local government, university researchers and the police department, worked to decrease rates of overdoses and increase community trust.

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Kettering center grows in fight to combat infant drug exposure

Wayne Baker

July 01, 2019 |

Dayton Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Kettering, Ohio

For pregnant women impacted by the opioid epidemic, the lives of their infants are often affected if not given proper medical treatment after birth. Realizing this, a program in Kettering, Ohio that specifically works with this population has plans to expand their care after seeing success in its first year.

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Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis

Jack Graham

June 26, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Lake First Nation, Ontario

When the opioid crisis hit indigenous communities throughout North America, solutions that were working in urban areas, weren't available to these isolated, rural regions. To combat the crisis specifically as it relates to pregnancy, health care workers and community members from the tribes are working together to implement programs that connect newborns and their families with the medical assistance they need.

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University of Alabama study may be key to winning war on drugs

Andrew Yawn

June 21, 2019 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

The United States has continuously put resources towards fighting the war on drugs, but a recent research collaborative that resulted in a comprehensive model has shown that there is a lot to be learned from the failures of these efforts. Although still in the early stages, the model is being turned into a virtual lab that will serve to test newer strategies to determine realistically adoptable solutions.

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Portugal, drugs and decriminalisation

Kathleen Hawkins Hannah McNeish

June 18, 2019 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Portugal

In 2001, facing a 20-year opioid epidemic, Portugal decriminalized all personal drug use, meaning people carrying drugs for personal use could no longer face prosecution or jail. The approach, met with public support, offered people access to services like safe injection sites and counseling and showed demonstrable success in declining opioid related deaths, the spread of infectious diseases, and drug use all together. As the rest of the world faces a similar crisis, Portugal could be a model response.

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L.A. Homeless and Ex-Felons Find Second Chance in Skid Row Running Club

Alexis Garcia

June 18, 2019 |

Los Angeleno |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

L.A. Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell started the Skid Row Running Club, which leads runs every morning with formerly incarcerated addicts. Many of the participants have led successful lives after running, giving credence to the evidence of a linkage between aerobic exercise and a reparation of the parts of the brain that have been damaged by drug and alcohol abuse.

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Google-affiliate rehab campus to be unveiled today

Kaitlin Schroeder

June 14, 2019 |

Dayton Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Dayton, Ohio

To fight against the opioid epidemic, a Google affiliate partnered with the two largest hospital systems near Dayton, Ohio to open a new treatment facility. Based on a model of holistic health care, the facility is "focusing on bridging gaps and developing coordinated efforts across organizations" to address the problem.

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People still look to Safe Station

Rick Green

June 10, 2019 |

Manchester Ink Link |

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Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

Despite a new local hub and spoke program in New Hampshire, many people seeking help with addiction are still frequenting the former program that is based out of a fire station. Although the idea of the hub and spoke program "sounded good on paper," some believe that there is less stigma associated with going to a fire station rather than an office for help. Although the state plans to continue with the hub and spoke model to help increase access to resources across the state, the Safe Station program will also remain a resource for those in Manchester and Nashua.

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