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  • ‘People helping people': North Dakota's addiction fix

    November 15, 2018 |

    WyoFile |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Devils Lake, North Dakota

    In rural North Dakota where clinical treatment centers are hard to find, a program called Free Through Recovery "seeks to drive down North Dakota’s prison rates by creating networks of sobriety and support around people on probation and parole." Although local law enforcement claims the program is not an alternative to incarceration, in the short time it has been in operation, it has served over 550 people with many participants securing both housing and work opportunities.

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  • Communities That Care coalitions aim to create healthy connections

    October 16, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tooele, Utah

    Communities That Care coalitions have developed across the nation with the goal of reducing the likelihood of teenage behavioral issues such as violence and alcoholism, as well as adolescent suicides. Already seeing positive changes, some coalitions have partnered with other community organizations to broaden their reach and focus on specific issues such as building health relationships and increasing empowerment.

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  • How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse

    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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  • Community in Unity: Recovery Behind Bars

    July 03, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Wasilla, Alaska

    Prisons can reduce recidivism if they provide people who are incarcerated with drug and alcohol treatment, as it helps inmates address underlying issues. People who have been in and out of prison tell their stories about the success of these treatments at a public event organized and recorded by Alaska Public Media. Many participants said more solutions will happen when the question “What's wrong with you?” is replaced with “What happened to you?”

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  • Drawing on historical strengths to prevent problems in the future

    May 24, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hooper Bay, Alaska

    Qungasvik, a program developed by and for Yup’ik people living in Alaska, focuses on skills, craft making, and community connection. The program provides a strong support system and is helping to decrease incidence of alcoholism, suicide, and isolation among the Yup’ik.

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  • Taking back control: how a remote island in Alaska tackled domestic abuse

    February 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Alaska

    Residents of Alaska's St. Paul Island live through a legacy of generational trauma that includes high rates of domestic violence, child abuse, and alcoholism. However, the Island's political leadership have accomplished financial control and are using the funds for a comprehensive system of services to help their community break the cycle.

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

    February 08, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    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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  • How Iceland became the most stone-cold sober country for teens in Europe

    July 20, 2017 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

    The Youth Iceland program has lowered rates of teenage alcohol abuse not by counseling teens to say no to drinking, but by providing opportunities to establish a healthy life and relationships. The program entailed investing money in school programs, providing money to families to participate in these programs, and pushing for parents to spend more time with the children.

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  • Addiction doc says: It's not the drugs. It's the ACEs – adverse childhood experiences.

    May 02, 2017 |

    ACES Too High |

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    Response Location: United States

    ACEs quantifies the adverse event in an individual's childhood, as a means to treat addiction. Understanding addiction as resulting from past events helps to treat these individuals through medication and developing a plan to help each patient live a sober life without medications while de-shaming and de-blaming them.

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  • What can the UK learn from Finland's approach to mental health?

    April 05, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Finland

    Finland’s Mental Health Hub is an online resource that provides tools to manage stress, depression, and substance dependency as well as therapy with a diagnosis. The resource has helped treat low acuity mental health issues by providing greater access without an increase in cost.

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