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Battling addiction and stigmas in the East African community

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

April 10, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Daryeel Youth helps East African youth on the streets, particularly those struggling with drug abuse, by providing free pizza and a chance to connect with others. At the plaza — now known as Daryeel Corner — parents can also receive education on addiction issues and how to best help their children and how to destigmatize addiction and treatment in the East African culture.

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'Harm Reduction Saves Lives': Meet the Appalachians Doing the Work

Taylor Sisk Stacy Kranitz

March 30, 2023 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Response Location: United States

Several groups in the Appalachian region are turning toward harm-reduction strategies to help those struggling with drug abuse. Research shows that those who participate in syringe exchange programs are five times more likely to enter treatment than those who didn’t participate. Groups like Holler Harm Reduction and Choice Health Network host scheduled drop-ins where they deliver supplies, provide naloxone training and education, and administer disease testing wound care to those in need.

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Clients consider the Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre a lifesaver

David Minkow

March 23, 2023 |

The Discourse |

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Response Location: Canada, Cowichan Valley, British Columbia

The Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre works to combat the ongoing overdose crisis. The Centre offers services like mental health support and a community hub where people can access, test and use drugs safely, as well as connect with healthcare, detox, and treatment services. Not only have these services benefited people, and connected them with others in the community, but they’ve also led to decreased criminal activity like theft.

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In Kwara, documentary films bring healing to people with addiction

Jimoh Abdullahi

March 21, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

The Mental Health Rebuilding and Restoring Initiative helps those struggling with drug addiction by showing them documentaries of others who have also struggled with addiction and how they managed to overcome it. The documentaries have since helped 50 people to stop using drugs. The Initiative also follows up with, monitors and encourages participants throughout their recovery journey.

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Opioid addiction recovery providers favor individual-centered treatment options for Black women

Eliza Partika

February 24, 2023 |

AfroLA |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In an effort to build non-arrest pathways to drug treatment and recoveries, like transitional housing and various support services, groups like The Sidewalk Project and Friendly House are emerging. The groups use harm-reduction measures to help women struggling with opioid addiction and lead them toward recovery when they’re ready.

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Grand Ronde opens opioid treatment clinic

Karina Brown

February 13, 2023 |

ICT News |

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Response Location: Grand Ronde, United States, Oregon

Great Circle Recovery is the first tribally run opioid treatment clinic in the state and is opening up its second location. Approximately 250 people visit the clinic on a daily basis to access medications that help those suffering from addiction. The centers also provide access to counselors, case management and other medical services to support patients on their recovery journey.

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6 weeks, 1 bed, 10 lives: A Newport recovery center provides space for hope in the opioid crisis

Kristen Fountain

January 08, 2023 |

VT Digger |

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Response Location: United States, Newport, Vermont

The Journey to Recovery Community Center in Newport provides short-term, 24-hour peer support for people in crisis from substance use who want to begin their recovery. The Center not only works with those struggling with addiction but also aims to help reduce the strain on local hospitals’ emergency departments. The Center has since expanded to another location and received grant funding to continue scaling up its operations.

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Worcester-area women join forces against substance use disorders

Stephanie Jarvis Campbell

January 05, 2023 |

Worcester Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

Women and mothers experiencing addiction often face obstacles when seeking help and care. Several groups like M.I.R.A.C.L.E Mamas and Women Strong Recovery and Wellness among many others, provide safe spaces for women and mothers to seek recovery care and empowerment while also forming a sense of community.

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This Drug Saves Lives. Why Weren't Hospitals Giving It To Patients?

Noah Smith

January 04, 2023 |

Direct Relief |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Colorado Naloxone Project works to make naloxone easier to obtain for those who abuse opioids and campaigns to make access to naloxone the standard of care. Since forming in 2018, the group has signed up 108 hospitals and emergency departments across the state. They have also partnered with schools, clubs, and other community-based organizations to increase naloxone distribution points and are working on plans to continue expanding their reach.

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Hospitals look to storytelling to reduce stigma toward people with addiction

Darian Benson

January 04, 2023 |

WSIU |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

The theater company Summit Performance Indianapolis collects stories from people experiencing substance use and addiction and then turns those stories into monologues that are performed by professional actors and filmed for audiences of healthcare professionals. The monologues show the diversity of people’s experiences with substance use and aim to help healthcare providers better relate to people with substance use disorders to decrease stigma and bias and improve the quality of care patients receive.

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