The New York Times
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Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
16 August 2018
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
In Dane County, Wisconsin, the jail is trying a new opioid treatment program. Usually, people who are recently released from jail are at high risk for overdose if they’ve suffered from addiction. This program takes advantage of the forced detoxification of jail time and provides access to Vivitrol, an opioid-inhibiting drug. Over the last 5 years, over 200 people have been part of the program and almost half of them have successfully reached their treatment goals.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/an-antidote-to-overdose-in-time-to-save-lives?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
21 May 2014
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Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/an-enlightened-exchange-in-iran?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
29 November 2010
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Two columns on how Iran averted a major AIDS epidemic through needle exchange programs; a conservative theocracy is successfully treating drug abuse as if it were Amsterdam.
http://blog.ted.com/crisis-text-line-nears-2-million-messages-answered?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kate Torgovnick May
TED Blog
6 May 2014
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Crisis Text Line is a counseling system via text—a comfortable medium for teens. It allows counselors to ask for backup and collects data for research.
http://womensenews.org/story/military/150830/drugs-and-abusive-father-drove-her-military-life?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Léa Bouchoucha
Women's E-News
31 August 2015
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At least 25 percent of female veterans were sexually abused in childhood, making it more difficult to reenter civilian life. Volunteers of America runs a holistic housing program for homeless veterans in the U.S.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/drugs-risk-and-the-myth-of-the-evil-addict?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Maia Szalavitz
The New York Times
27 September 2011
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U.S. policymakers do not want to make drug use safer. Over the counter Naloxone could save lives by preventing addicts from using more drugs to treat the withdrawal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/us/as-vermont-tackles-heroin-addiction-progress-is-measured-in-baby-steps.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Katharine Seelye
The New York Times
26 February 2015
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About 40 percent more people in the state are seeking treatment for addiction today than a year ago - but the number of deaths from heroin is going up. Local government is scrambling for both funding and awareness to combat the issue.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/for-drug-users-hope-in-a-swift-response?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
8 January 2013
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Drug and alcohol addicts are more likely to become criminals. In Vermont, a judge and a family services organization created RapidReferal, a process which offers addicts treatment immediately and has lowered recidivism.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/for-ex-prisoners-a-haven-away-from-the-streets?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
17 January 2011
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Newly released prisoners often return to crime from lack of effective re-introduction programs. The Fortune Society in New York is a group home which offers resources and positive peer pressure to the ex-prisoners as they start over.
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a36907/prisoners-reentry-programs?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
Cosmopolitan
25 February 2015
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A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Los Angeles transitional living facility that has helped more than 750 women stay out of prison by offering housing, case management, mental health and substance treatment, and job training.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-simple-fix-for-drunken-driving-1439564251?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Keith Humphreys
Wall Street Journal
14 August 2015
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South Dakota’s “24/7 Sobriety” initiative breathalyzers tens of thousands of people every day in an effort to curb drunk driving. Rather than legislation that takes penalizes offenders by taking away their license, the state addresses the behavioral issue instead. In counties that use the “24/7 Sobriety,” they’ve seen a 12% decrease in repeat drunken-driving arrests.
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