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  • Under an L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission

    Ellen Barry

    October 20, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles County’s Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement (HOME) program uses street psychiatry to get psychiatric medication to people experiencing homelessness in an effort to get them a step closer to housing. The HOME team has 223 full-time staff members and served 1,919 people last year, 22% of whom ended the year housed.

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  • Fatal overdoses often happen when users are alone. Hotlines, sensors can save lives.

    Elana Gordon David Ovalle

    October 19, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Technology like chatbots, motion detectors and hotlines are helping prevent overdose deaths, which typically happen when people use alone. The Never Use Alone hotline which was started in 2019 by volunteers with experience using drugs or who have lost someone to an overdose. Since starting, they have received more than 45,000 calls and have called emergency responders about 200 times.

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  • The Best Way to Fight Meth Addiction? Gift Cards

    Ryan Levi

    October 03, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    CalAIM’s contingency management program gives people gift cards for not using drugs. For every negative drug test, patients receive gift cards, and the payouts increase after each test. Patients who test negative every time over six months can earn up to $599. The treatment style is based on the concept of reinforcement as an effective motivator. Studies suggest the excitement of getting a gift card mimics the dopamine rush from using drugs.

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  • Cherokees take new approach to helping addicts

    Felix Clary

    August 27, 2024 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    The Cherokee Nation harm reduction program provides supplies like clean needles and Narcan to those using drugs and even offers safe, clean environments for drug use with staff available to assist during overdoses. As opioid addiction has disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, the program also provides opportunities for people in recovery to participate in cultural activities. So far, the program has encountered several thousand people and has saved 44 lives with Narcan distribution.

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  • Substance abuse treatment program offers care and counters stigma

    Taylor Sisk

    August 06, 2024 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Project CARA (Care that Advocates Respect/Resilience/Recovery for All) supports pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders, providing healthcare, addiction resources and obstetrics care in one spot. The program's hub-and-spokes model makes care more accessible, especially for those in remote areas. Data from the Project also indicates that participants of the program are more likely to attend prenatal and postpartum appointments than those outside of the program.

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  • Work expands to prevent opioid overdoses for people leaving prison

    Anne Blythe Rachel Crumpler

    July 30, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Research has found that providing medications for opioid use disorder can help prevent overdoses after release from prison. The state’s Department of Adult Correction recently launched a pilot program to test this theory. 229 of the 287 participants received treatment, several of whom said the access to the medications helped save their lives.

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  • Why a drug treatment tool to protect Missouri kids is underutilized in the St. Louis area

    Jason Rosenbaum

    June 10, 2024 |

    St. Louis Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Temporary Alternative Placement Agreements (TAPA) allow parents struggling with addiction to enter a drug-treatment program and connect them with parenting resources and support to help them maintain custody of their children. Under a TAPA parents have a say in who their children stay with while they're seeking treatment, rather than losing custody altogether. Participants say TAPAs are far less traumatic and help hold them accountable as they’re required to sign an agreement to uphold at the start of the program.

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  • A post-mortem on Oregon's drug decriminalization efforts

    Paige Sutherland Meghna Chakrabarti

    May 29, 2024 |

    WBUR |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    While the decriminalization effort Measure 110 failed to fully meet the mark, the Health Justice Recovery Alliance joined forces with local law enforcement to create a pilot program that helped locals struggling with addiction. Through the program, police can contact an outreach worker who will come to the scene and connect the person struggling with addiction to support services such as detox care and housing, helping lead them toward long-term recovery. So far, the pilot program has helped over 200 people.

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  • Kentucky Program Supports Inmates With Substance Use Disorder

    Taylor Sisk

    March 19, 2024 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Greenup County, Kentucky

    First Day Forward provides support and assistance to people with substance use disorders who are reentering the community after incarceration in seven rural counties. The program is driven by peer-support specialists who have lived experience to provide trusting support to those seeking assistance. The program has been shown to work as the recidivism rate for those who’ve successfully completed it has dropped to 23.5%, compared to 53.2% in a nearby county.

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  • The Addiction Recovery Story We Don't Hear Enough

    Nicholas Kristof

    February 14, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Women in Recovery is a diversion program for women who would otherwise face prison time for drug-related offenses. The comprehensive program lasts 18 months and helps participants restore their mental health, reunite with their children, develop skills that help them get jobs, secure housing and reenter the community. Women in Recovery helps reduce recidivism rates and 70% of women who start the program complete it and graduate.

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