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Drugs, Risk and the Myth of the ‘Evil' Addict

Maia Szalavitz

September 27, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

While critics argue that Naloxone isn't safe for over-the-counter use, some cities have found success distributing Naloxone to community members to help save lives of addicts who overdose. Naloxone can be administered to help those overdosing survive and jump-start the withdrawal process.

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For Many, a Life-Saving Drug Out of Reach

Maia Szalavitz

September 22, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related mortality. Naxolone, a drug used to revive overdose victims, is only available by prescription. However, private organizations have distributed Naxolone kits nationally, showing that the drug can save lives when it is more readily accessible.

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Out of Prison, Into a Vicious Circle of Debt

Tina Rosenberg

June 09, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Many offenders get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees but face barriers to financing and job acquisition, sticking them in a punitive, vicious cycle of debt and arrest. A program called the Clapham Set, perhaps paired with conditional cash transfers - may be a solution, as it erases fees for felons who complete rehab and job training upon release.

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Paying for Their Crimes, Again

Tina Rosenberg

June 06, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Felons get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees, acting as an often insurmountable barrier preventing them from reintegrating into society and staying out of jail. What's worse, these fees often end up costing the state more than they produce. Two columns on a program called the Clapham Set, which erases or reduces debts for felons who take classes and job training.

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A Fla. District Leads in Violence Prevention

Kristen A. Graham

April 01, 2011 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Boynton Beach, Florida

Palm Beach County, Florida has many of the same social problems that Philadelphia has, including “gangs, drugs, and poverty.” However, their school system has managed to keep students safe by employing “safe-school case managers” who build relationships with students, and they offer a youth court that is a system run by students who peer-review cases of unrest. The initiatives in this county has prevented school violence from happening without metal detectors and just two police officers.

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Removing the Roadblocks to Rehabilitation

Tina Rosenberg

January 21, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The prison system is designed to fail - and it does. On the positive side, there are programs all over the country that recognize that helping prisoners remake their lives is both humane and cost-effective.

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How Iran Derailed a Health Crisis

Tina Rosenberg

December 03, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Iran, Tehran

Two columns on how Iran is treating its massive epidemic of injecting drug use by tackling it as a health problem, effectively lowering H.I.V. rates among drug users using an approach to drugs known as harm reduction.

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An Enlightened Exchange in Iran

Tina Rosenberg

November 29, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Iran, Tehran, Tehran

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.

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Vancouver's Safe Environment for Drug Addicts

Vince Beiser

October 27, 2008 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

In the midst of high rates of drug abuse, Vancouver’s city government has instituted harm reduction programs. These include a safe site for drug users, needle exchanges, changes in policing of drug use, and providing measured doses of drugs to users.

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Blocking the Transmission of Violence

Alex Kotlowitz

May 04, 2008 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In the earliest days of what has become the Cure Violence model of violence prevention using street-outreach mediators, the Chicago CeaseFire group began hiring former gang members and people recently released from prison because of their credibility on the street. They "interrupt" violence, mediating conflicts to prevent escalation to gunfire, based on a public-health rationale that sees the spread of violence in epidemiological terms. The organization overcame skepticism when an early study showed its methods reduced violence by 16-27% more than in neighborhoods it hadn't worked in.

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