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‘The Police Aren't Just Getting You In Trouble. They Actually Care.'

Erick Trickey

June 02, 2018 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Police departments across eastern Massachusetts frustrated by the rising opioid epidemic decided to make themselves avenues to treatment rather than instruments of punishment. “It was pretty evident that we weren’t arresting our way out of anything.” The idea evolved into a national program called the Police-Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative with nearly 400 police departments helping thousands of people access drug treatment services across the country.

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Opioid Crisis Compels New York to Look North for Answers

J. David Goodman

May 21, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Supervised injection sites in Canada have prevented hundreds of heroin overdose deaths. Now, New York City is looking to follow Canada's lead with a city-wide initiative to establish safe injection sites. While the Trump Administration is not in support of such sites, experts believe that it is unlikely that the federal government would interfere with a site if a city is in support of it.

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New Hampshire syringe programs: 'Meeting people where they're at'

Shawne K. Wickham

May 19, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, New Hampshire

Hand Up Health Services is a syringe services program that provides clean needles to addicts, also known as “needles exchange” programs. The program is only one of two in New Hampshire. While there's a lot of stigma behind these types of programs, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions shows that “ people who inject drugs are five times more likely to enter treatment if they connect with an SSP.”

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How one rural California county went from the state's highest rate of opioid deaths — to zero

Elizabeth Zach

May 14, 2018 |

Center for Health Journalism |

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Response Location: United States, Portola, California

Plumas County had one of the highest rates of opioid deaths in the state of California. So, 24 coalitions banded together and formed an umbrella group in order to address the problem. “Plumas County went from having the highest rate of overdoses in California to the lowest.”

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Harm Reduction

Nico Rossi

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

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Response Location: United States, Kensington, Pennsylvania

Hepatitis C along with other communicable diseases are often contracted through dirty needles, but programs in Pennsylvania are trying to reduce the spread through awareness and education as well as safe-needle exchanges. These approaches all put the person first in an attempt to meet people where they're at in the recovery while also providing help instead of punishment or shaming.

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Housing

Austin Ampeloquio

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Though there continue to be stigmas and stereotypes around using medically-assisted treatments (MATs) for addiction rehabilitation, several housing units in Philadelphia work to make individuals using MAT as part of their recovery feel welcome. One such recovery residence, the Joy of Living, offers stability and open arms for individuals on MAT programs, many of whom are often turned away by other facilities.

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Reversing an Overdose

Sydney Schaefer

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A significant spike in opioid-related overdose deaths in Philadelphia has resulted in more people in the community carrying Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication. Thanks to a standing order signed by the Pennsylvania physician general as well as a local health insurance company, obtaining the drug has been made much easier which in turn results in more lives potentially being saved.

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Support

Larry O'Connor

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, the Recovery Overdose Survivor Engagement (ROSE) project has seen success in connecting at-risk patients and those who have survived an overdose to treatment centers and counseling services. Since its launch, trained recovery specialists engaged 125 people and coordinated 78 treatment referrals. After an overdose, people usually receive emergency treatment in the form of naloxone, but getting treatment after that to prevent future overdoses is usually more rare.

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Motherhood

Jenny Roberts

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Throughout Pennsylvania, the rate of infants being exposed to drugs in the womb is increasing, which in turn means more cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Because removing the infant from the mother can have negative consequences for both, programs throughout the state are working to keep the pair together while undergoing treatment for addiction.

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Beyond the Stigma: Residential recovery centers offer refuge to NH moms struggling with addiction

Shawne K. Wickham

May 12, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Mothers who struggle with addiction often fear losing their children if they seek help. In New Hampshire, the Moms in Recovery program is seeing success by offering new mothers access to residential recovery centers. In these centers, mothers support each other and are incentivized to discontinue drug use.

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