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A West Virginia town uses Iceland's model to keep kids away from drugs and alcohol

June Leffler

May 10, 2022 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Iceland

To address a major teen drinking problem, Iceland began pushing teens toward joining clubs and organizations and participating in outdoor recreation like fishing and skating. As a result, the percentage of teens who got drunk at least once a month dropped from 45% to just 5% and similar practices are picking up speed in other areas, like West Virginia.

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Harm Reduction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver

March 28, 2022 |

HBO |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Overdose prevention centers in New York City provide a place for people with drug addictions to use drugs safely under supervision.

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Vermont State Police try sending mental health workers out with troopers. Is it working?

Elizabeth Murray

March 14, 2022 |

Burlington Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

The Vermont Department of Public Safety hired embedded mental health crisis workers to respond to mental health-related calls alongside state troopers, with the goal of de-escalating tensions that can lead to unnecessary arrests and use of force. While data is still being collected, service providers say the program has helped connect their clients to needed treatment and support.

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Greek community members say alcohol ban is effective

Elena Adair

March 11, 2022 |

The Daily Evergreen |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Pullman, Washington

The WSU Greek Row hard alcohol ban emerged after a student and fraternity member died from alcohol poisoning. To ensure Greek life members are respecting the ban and staying safe, registered functions have sober volunteers to monitor the event and help out in case there’s a dangerous situation.

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Utah bucked alcohol industry with its tougher DUI law. A new study shows it made roads safer.

Michael Laris

February 19, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

In an attempt to reduce fatal car crashes, Utah lowered the legal blood alcohol content limit to .05% and saw a dramatic decrease in fatal crashes. The state’s fatal crash rate dropped 19.8% from 2016 to 2019 and in 2019 deaths on the road fell to 248, compared to 281 in 2016.

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Fentanyl overdoses dropped in 4 states. These solutions are helping

Arezow Doost

February 18, 2022 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

During the pandemic,New Jersey launched an initiative making the lifesaving overdose drug naloxone available at pharmacies without a prescription. Alongside strategies such as prioritizing access to harm reduction centers and making overdose data publicly available, the approach helped the state record a 7 percent decrease in overdose deaths as the majority of the country saw concerning spikes.

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Peer support: how ordinary Ohioans are helping others break mental health barriers

Christopher Johnston

February 04, 2022 |

Eye On Ohio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

In Ohio, Thrive Peer Recovery Services connects people experiencing addiction with a peer supporter to help them find and access resources and reduce isolation. Peer supporters are people recovering from addiction who have been sober for at least two years and are trained to support others.

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Pima County programs help keep drug users out of jail, save taxpayers money

Caitlin Schmidt

January 29, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson’s Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison program, or DTAP, offers intensive treatment and recovery services to certain people convicted of nonviolent offenses as an alternative to serving a sentence behind bars. Participants also receive support and counseling around job and life skills, transportation, and other critical needs, and at least 119 people have successfully completed the program since 2011.

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Santa Fe's once-vaunted diversion program for people with addictions has dwindled to nearly nothing

Ted Alcorn

December 22, 2021 |

Santa Fe Reporter |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

One of the nation's first programs using police officers to get people into drug treatment instead of jail succeeded at first, and inspired other programs throughout New Mexico. But the original Santa Fe program now serves as a lesson in what can all but kill such a program, thanks to a leadership vacuum and mistakes that undercut the cultural change needed within a police department. Like the first program of its kind, in Seattle, Santa Fe's LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program takes aim at people whose drug abuse deeply entangles them in the justice system when what they need is treatment.

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The Judge Who Keeps People Out of Jail

Ted Alcorn

November 30, 2021 |

The Washington Post Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rio Arriba, New Mexico

Since 2018, Judge Jason Lidyard of Rio Arriba County, N.M., has forged a new model for a drug court. Instead of demanding abstinence from drugs as the price to stay out of jail, Lidyard uses respect and personal relationships to seek a redefinition of success: making substance abuse less deadly and less socially crippling. Violating the court's requirements to get treatment results in more help, not jail. The less punitive approach seemed to reduce overdoses until a new fentanyl surge complicated the picture. Almost all of the people who've gone through the court have avoided new felony arrests.

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