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A ray of hope: Fighting codeine and tramadol abuse in Kano state

Bashar Abubakar

April 23, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Two groups in Nigeria are helping young men recover from drug addiction. The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) uses their own process: embrace, sensitize, and rehabilitate by hosting weekly meetings for the recovering addicts. The Youth Awareness Forum Against Drug Addiction (YAFODA) has used multiple approaches to help 252 recovering addicts. The alarming statistic that “7 out of 10 youths in Kano state are involved in drug abuse” underscores the great need for these programs.

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30,000 Copies and Counting: This Newspaper Helps Inmates Prepare for Life on the Outside

Shaima Shamdeen

April 19, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

In Cincinnati, a resource guide helps those currently or previously incarcerated find resources like housing and employment so they can transition back to the community. The newspaper, called Re-enter into Society Empowered, or RISE, was created by a woman who struggled with addiction and incarceration. It features stories of recovery as well as resources in the community and the staff provide peer mentoring and advice to current inmates.

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Police in Illinois Are Helping Substance Abusers Get Into Rehab Instead of Arresting Them

Bill Myers

April 18, 2018 |

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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Response Location: United States, Dixon, Illinois

Dixon is the second police department in the United States to stop jailing drug addicts and start helping them check into rehab centers instead. “We’re changing the way law enforcement views addiction — to see it as a disease, not a crime,” says Police Detective Jeff Ragan. At least 267 people have gone through the Safe Passage program so far, some multiple times, but the program seems to be working. Residential burglaries, retail thefts, and drug arrests have dropped.

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There's a New 12-Step Group: Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous

Jillian Bauer-Reese

April 17, 2018 |

Slate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous is a new 12-step group for people in recovery while taking prescribed methadone or suboxone. While many Narcotics Anonymous chapters stigmatize or dismiss people in medication-assisted recovery, MARA provides a place for community and peer support.

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France had a big heroin epidemic in the 1980s and '90s. Here's how the country fixed it.

German Lopez

April 17, 2018 |

Vox |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: France

When France changed their policy in 1995, and allowed primary care doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, an anti-drug medication that reduces cravings for opioids, a drastic change happened. “Within four years, overdose deaths had declined by 79 percent.”

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How France Cut Heroin Overdoses by 79 Percent in 4 Years

Olga Khazan

April 16, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: France

In 1995, following high rates of deaths by heroin overdose, France implemented new policies that allowed primary care physicians to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug that helps curb opiate cravings, to patients suffering from opioid addiction, drastically reducing overdose deaths. In the U.S., doctors are required to go through a special addiction training to be able to prescribe buprenorphine, meaning that very few U.S. doctors can prescribe it.

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In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.

Allison Herrera

April 16, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Women in Recovery, is an 18 month intensive drug treatment program. However, women also have to undergo therapy and address their trauma. Then, some of the women have found work at S and R Compression, a company that has hired six women from the Women in Recovery program. ““From my past, everyone’s always seen the worst in me but now I have people who see the best in me and give me a chance and an opportunity.”

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Giving vulnerable residents help before mental health issues land them in jail

John Yang

April 09, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is trying to prevent people who have mental health or substance abuse disorders, from committing crimes. In order to do that, the city created a police crisis intervention team. They help people access treatment through the Kansas City Assessment and Triage Center, or other treatment centers. “Everything we do here is to really bridge them into whatever that long-term need is.” It’s too early to tell if the method is working, but police officers, judges, and addicts, argue it is. “It's amazing. It puts a smile on my face every day, and I have got a future coming.”

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Could venomous snails be part of the solution to the opioid epidemic?

Lindsey Konkel

April 02, 2018 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Patients who experience chronic pain are commonly prescribed opiates. Over time, their tolerance to the medication builds up and they must increase their dose to maintain the positive effects of opiates, often leading to addiction problems. A neurotoxin found in a venomous sea snail is proving to be more effective in relieving chronic pain because it works better over time and it is non-addictive.

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As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

Allison Herrera

April 02, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Marysville, Ohio

The Ohio Reformatory for Women is a prison that offers inmates a chance to enroll in Tapestry, an inpatient drug treatment program that tries to delve into the deeper causes women turn to drugs. It also believes in connecting women who are addicts with one another because “on the outside there’s not enough support.” The 18 month program is “about healing mind, body and spirit.”

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