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In San Francisco, Opioid Addiction Treatment Offered on the Streets

Abby Goodnough

August 18, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco health workers can hand out prescriptions to opioid treatment buprenorphine on the street as part of a $6 million program called Street Medicine Team. The program aims to treat homeless, long-term drug users who don't come to clinics. So far, 20 of the first 95 patients are still in the program.

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This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That's Very Rare.

Abby Goodnough

August 18, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Eight California hospitals use government funds to play for the E.D. Bridge program. They dispense buprenorphine on demand in an effort to address the gap in care between withdrawals and entry into rehabilitation programs. Then the hospital connects patients to larger treatment centers for ongoing care. A Yale-New Haven Hospital study shows that patients given a dose of buprenorphine in the emergency room are twice as likely to be in treatment a month later.

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Dane County Jail is treating heroin, opioid addictions with Vivitrol. Here's what other Wisconsin counties can learn.

Ashley Luthern

August 16, 2018 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

In Dane County, Wisconsin, the jail is trying a new opioid treatment program. Usually, people who are recently released from jail are at high risk for overdose if they’ve suffered from addiction. This program takes advantage of the forced detoxification of jail time and provides access to Vivitrol, an opioid-inhibiting drug. Over the last 5 years, over 200 people have been part of the program and almost half of them have successfully reached their treatment goals.

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‘Life Changing Food': This eatery hires only people recovering from addiction

Katie Wedell

August 14, 2018 |

Dayton Daily News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, Kentucky has twenty-five employees, all of whom are in recovery from drug addiction. The eatery's "second chance hiring" policy and general business take into consideration the special needs of those in recovery, including closing when employees need to go to recovery meetings and splitting tips evenly into employee paychecks. The owner also engages in a workshop series for the employees, covering topics such as health and wellness, financial responsibility, and mindfulness.

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How tough-on-crime Texas lowered its prison population and what Oklahoma can learn from it

Justin Wingerter

August 12, 2018 |

The Oklahoman |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

In 2007, Texas prisons were near capacity and half a billion dollars was needed to build three new prisons. Instead, the state became a model for conservative-led criminal sentencing reform by changing a host of laws to send many fewer people to prison in the first place. By spending half of the savings on drug and alcohol treatment, among other services, the state focused on solving people's underlying problems rather than always punishing behavior after the fact.

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Sending Letters About Their Patients' Overdoses Changes Doctors' Prescribing Habits

Sara Kiley Watson

August 09, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

San Diego area physicians are now receiving a letter if one of their patients dies of an opioid overdose. The goal of this new project is to remind doctors of the impact of their actions and lower opioid prescribing rates.

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How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse

Jen Soong

August 01, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Some universities are helping students stay sober. Institutions like Rutgers, Texas Tech, and University of Michigan offer counseling, support groups, and even recovery houses. Research shows these programs are overwhelmingly successful. “They have low relapse rates, higher GPAs than average, and are more likely to stay in college and graduate. In fact, they reported up to 95 percent of participating students are able to sustain their sobriety while attending school.”

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America's doctors can beat the opioid epidemic. Here's how to get them on board.

German Lopez

July 31, 2018 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Primary care providers often decline to learn how to treat opioid addiction because it takes too much time and specialization—it's a complex disease. But ECHO, a New Mexico initiative that links primary care providers with a community of specialists and colleagues, empowers doctors with access to knowledge that allows them to treat tough patients. ECHO began as a resource for Hepatitis C and was so effective, they expanded it for opioid addiction, For some doctors, it breaks down the barrier to getting a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, am opioid treatment.

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Now Hiring: A Company Offers Drug Treatment And A Job To Addicted Applicants

Yuki Noguchi

July 27, 2018 |

NPR |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Richmond, Indiana

Strapped for labor, a rural company decided that they wouldn't fire employees who failed drugs tests—they'd help them get better. Instead of punishing addicted employees, the Belden Electric Wire Factory pays for them to get treatment. Applicants who fail the drug test are promised a job if they complete treatment as well. Workers support each other on the job another's a sense of motivation for a better future.

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Health Researchers Quietly Tackle the Opioid Epidemic's Hidden Crisis

Sarah Kwon

July 19, 2018 |

Rewire |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Several researchers around the U.S., backed by the National Institutes of Health, are exploring the efficacy of providing contraception and counseling in the same locations as medication-assisted treatment for addiction as a way to curb the huge number of unintended pregnancies among women with opioid addictions. The results have not yet been published, but the goal is to make it easier for those who often don't usually access health care to get contraception in a fragmented system.

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