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For Philly safe injection sites to be inclusive, start by allowing crack

Jillian Bauer-Reese Sterling Keith Johnson

February 20, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Comprehensive User Engagement Sites (CUES) are currently primarily open to opiate addicts and are equipped to deal with opioid related overdoses and safe administration of the drugs. Some sites are now beginning to distribute materials for safe crack/cocaine use including clean pipes, alcohol swabs, lip balms, and condoms to promote safe sex.

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Philadelphia, a City Stalked by Overdoses, Fights Back

Tina Rosenberg

February 20, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Two initiatives in Philadelphia have been developed to treat heroin users and, above all, keep them alive. While a prescription for Suboxone—a drug that can safely ease withdrawal symptoms—is widely available from Philadelphia physicians, the drug is now commonly being given to people who present at the emergency department recovering from an overdose or in the midst of withdrawal. Secondly, a supervised drug consumption site has been established to provide a safe space and paraphernalia as well as staff on-site to respond to an overdose and ensure people do not die.

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How to Deprogram a White Supremacist

Deborah Jian Lee

February 19, 2018 |

Playboy |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Violent, hateful ideologies can grip the mind and body so tightly that moving away from them mimics addiction recovery. Life After Hate and other groups are helping former white supremacists to deradicalize by providing access to therapy, education, and long-term peer-to-peer mentoring. These efforts are chronically underfunded and dismissed, even though "white supremacist extremists are committing more violent attacks than any other domestic extremist movement" in the United States.

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Extreme Risk Protection Orders

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

February 16, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

If we can't reach consensus on gun laws, what about ensuring people who may be a threat to themselves or the community cannot access their firearms? Extreme risk protection orders are already in place in four states and are under consideration by some 20 more. These orders allow people who have evidence that someone poses a threat to petition a judge. If a judge agrees then police can take someone's firearms on a temporary basis and require the person to attend counseling.

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Could Managed Consumption Be a Better Form of Treatment for Alcoholism?

Sasha Chapin

February 08, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

A facility in Ottawa called The Oaks gives alcoholics small amounts of alcohol throughout the day, and a place to live, to help them manage their addiction. Although research on the effectiveness of alcoholic recovery programs is limited, facilities like The Oaks that don't force abstinence from alcohol actually end up costing taxpayers less. This is because alcoholics in these facilities take fewer trips to the emergency room and have fewer run-ins with law enforcement, because they aren't on the streets binge drinking.

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What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn

Maggie Jones

February 07, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Teenagers consume a large amount of pornographic media at the same time that they are developing ideas about their sexual identity and preferences. A “porn literacy” class offered to Boston high school students helps them to better understand the dynamics of what they are seeing and avoid the growth of potential harmful ideas about body image, consent, and expectations.

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The Hole

Michael O’Brien

February 02, 2018 |

Latino USA |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

One reason for the recent surge in heroin overdoses is the presence of fetanyl. A new harm reduction initiative focuses on testing heroin bought on the street for fetanyl and showing drug users how to test for themselves.

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Episode #1806

Maria Hinojosa

February 02, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Heroin purchased on the street is now commonly laced with fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, which has a much smaller lethal dose than heroin. Tino Fuentes spends his time in a place called "the hole" in the Bronx educating users about the dangers of fentanyl and testing their supply for this lethal drug with "fentanyl strips".

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One Couple's Long, Bumpy Road From Opioid Addiction to Sober Living

Joseph Darius Jaafari

January 30, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

Justin Ponton was a drug user in a town with a high incidence of opioid addiction. After he got clean he dedicated his life to helping others do the same—he runs a recovery home that doesn't turn anyone away for lack of funds.

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Treating the Lifelong Harm of Childhood Trauma

David Bornstein

January 30, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Childhood trauma has lasting effects on development and stress response, but these can be treated with behavioral therapy and proper interventions. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris of the Center For Youth Wellness insists that part of general care should be ACE assessments for childhood trauma. The effects of intervening when trauma is recognized has serious, positive, lifelong implications for patients.

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