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Raton tries to rise again

Staci Matlock

October 29, 2017 |

The Taos News |

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Response Location: United States, Raton, New Mexico

Raton's economy took a devastating blow when its coal mine shut down and hundreds of people lost their job. In recent years the town has made great strides in rebuilding by taking inventory of what the town needs, encouraging local businesses, seeking tourists and businesses, and trying to build a stronger work ethic in the residents and decrease the prevalence of drugs.

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For Alcoholic Residents at Dann's House, ‘It Feels Like Home'

Andrew Stelzer

October 25, 2017 |

San Francisco Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, Traverse City, Michigan

Dann’s House provides housing to homeless alcoholics. While it might seem counterintuitive, residents are allowed to drink on the promises. Evidence shows wet housing leads to a decrease in drinking. “What you’ll find in this harm-reduction environment is that, eventually, spontaneous consumption goes down and health goes up.”

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Long-term drug treatment facilities at former Edwin Shaw site aim to fill gaps, prevent relapses

Jim Mackinnon

October 25, 2017 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Lakemore, Ohio

Two organizations, called Hope United and Restore Addiction Recovery are obtaining land on an old hospital grounds to build long-term treatment facilities for opiate addicts. The idea is that, currently, the longest in-patient treatment programs are only 90 days and addicts need more time than this to recover from their addiction and really get on their feet. These new facilities will be year-long treatment programs and will include support services that continue after discharge, as well.

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Drug court – giving families a chance to break the cycle of opioid use

Fred R Conrad

October 23, 2017 |

The Guardian |

Photojournalism |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Abingdon, Virginia

In Washington County, Virginia, a drug court modeled after the federal drug court model is offering opioid addicts a chance to follow a strict program intended to help keep them sober as an alternative to incarceration. Participants are required to maintain full-time employment, subjected to random drug tests, attend mandatory therapy groups, and abide by a curfew. The program is helping addicts maintain sobriety throughout the duration of their enrollment in drug court instead of sending them to prison where they are less likely to have access to these types of addiction services.

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Should health agencies in the Mahoning Valley give needles to addicts?

Tim Rudell

October 22, 2017 |

The Vindicator |

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Response Location: United States, Youngstown, Ohio

As the opioid crisis continues to impact all areas of the United States, local governments are starting to try solutions they previously had dismissed. In Ohio, this means implementing needle exchange programs with the aim of reducing the spread of communicable diseases.

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Can Providing Addicts With Needles Help Curb The Opioid Crisis and the Costly Epidemic to Follow?

Tim Rudell

October 13, 2017 |

WKSU |

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Response Location: United States, Mahoning, Ohio

In Mahoning County, Ohio, a needle exchange program helps prevent addicts from contracting communicable diseases that might create further barriers to sobriety. The needle exchange also creates an interface for addicts to interact with resources that can help them achieve and maintain recovery from addiction.

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In Kentucky, jail is becoming an addict's last-resort rehab

Megan Thompson

October 09, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

In Kentucky, substance abuse issues are now being addressed within the prison setting. This Kentucky prison created a comprehensive drug treatment program, including a full experiential component as well as vivitrol opportunities, to curb addiction issues.

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Former drug users work on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Rhode Island

William Brangham Frank Carlson Mike Fritz

October 06, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Anchor Recovery is a government-funded program that hires former opioid users to reach out to addicts. They’re called “recovery coaches.” The idea is to use their former experiences with addiction as a source of connection with opioid addicts. So far, the program has helped an estimated 400 people get treatment. “I have been in this room. I have been in your position. I know exactly how you feel at this moment.”

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For Alcoholics, ‘Wet Houses' Offer a Home

Andrew Stelzer

October 05, 2017 |

San Francisco Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Lawmakers in Seattle decided to help homeless people by approving “wet housing,” or housing for homeless people that allows them to drink on the premises. The move helps keep homeless people out of the streets, jails, and emergency room, and saves the city a lot of money. Studies show that it wet housing lead to a decrease in drinking amongst residents, and also saved the city money. Annual emergency costs decreased from $86,000 to just over $13,000.

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Dentists take bite out of opioid epidemic

Zane Sparling

October 03, 2017 |

The Gresham Outlook |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Dentists in Multnomah County, Oregon are helping to prevent "doctor shopping", where addicts attempt to get prescriptions from multiple providers. They are doing this by checking a national database that lists all of a patient's current prescriptions, and not prescribing refills on opiate prescriptions without a follow-up visit. This effort has drastically reduced the number of overall prescriptions written, and replaced those drugs with ibuprofen and tylenol, which are both proven to be more effective in relieving acute pain.

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