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How Former Prisoners are Set up to Fail, Especially if They're Women

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

February 25, 2015 |

Cosmopolitan |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

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.

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Dying To Be Free: There's A Treatment For Heroin Addiction That Actually Works. Why Aren't We Using It?

Jason Cherkis

January 28, 2015 |

The Huffington Post |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

With rising opioid overdose deaths nationwide, antiquated treatment methods like abstinence-based and 12-step programs are not working. A solution can be found in medication-assisted treatment, from methadone to buprenorphine-naloxone, but there are still many barriers to access.

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Wrestling With A Texas County's Mental Health System

Jenny Gold

August 20, 2014 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

In the United States 20 percent of prisoners have a mental illness. San Antonio law enforcement and mental health workers pooled their resources and worked together to create a one-stop center for the mentally ill to keep them out of prison.

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What supervised injection sites can teach Canada about health and drug addiction

Andre Picard

July 22, 2014 |

The Globe and Mail |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia, Sydney

Sydney had at least one overdose deaths a day, dozens of other ODs that strained police resources and health services, and a dramatic spike in HIV and hepatitis C infections. Since 2011, the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre provides supervised oxycodone injection and needle exchanges to addicts, reducing infectious diseases and saving people from dying of overdose.

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An Antidote to Overdose, in Time to Save Lives

Tina Rosenberg

May 21, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Quincy, Massachusetts

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.

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Rethinking the zero-tolerance policy for juvenile offenders

Greg Barnes

April 26, 2014 |

Fayetteville Observer |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jonesboro, Georgia

The deeper kids get into the court system, the more likely they are to get into bigger trouble - instead of being scared straight, they end up on what researchers call the school-to-prison pipeline. Courts in Clayton County, GA, decrease the number of juveniles that are prosecuted by starting help groups to change behavior and strengthen families, and the initiative has since spread across the country.

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Strung out in Tanzania

Sarika Bansal

March 03, 2014 |

Al Jazeera |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam

Less than 1 percent of drug addicts in Africa receive treatment because the issue is disfavored by donors. The national government of Tanzania demanded evidence-based treatment options and is curbing relapses by distributing a drug which temporarily lessens cravings.

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Inside Denmark's 'fixing rooms', where nurses watch as addicts inject in safety

Daniel Boffey

May 04, 2013 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

In Copenhagen's fixing room, drug addicts are able to take intravenous drugs through the supervision of nurses. The room provides a clean environment with sterile needles that can be disposed of. Since it opened, there were 36,000 injections, accounting for 350 syringes being used a day, and 1,000 regular attendees. “The philosophy is that we can't change people, people can change themselves and we can be there when they want to change."

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For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

David Bornstein

January 08, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

In Vermont, a judge and a family services organization created RapidReferal – a process which offers addicts treatment immediately and has lowered recidivism. Funded by Medicaid, the program has had demonstrable impact, namely, a decrease in recidivism.

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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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