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Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis

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he Madison County Health Department s harm reduction program operates a van to provide training and doses of Narcan in area communities such as Richmond.
The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other epidemic afflicting the region: the addiction crisis. Through the program, people can exchange needles, receive referrals for addiction treatment services, and get training to use the overdose-reversal drug Narcan.
Laura Nagle, a risk reduction specialist at the department, said they use a van to provide training and doses of Narcan in area communities such as Richmond. ....

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Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe

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Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north side. Similar to the heavy traffic that passes by, clients seeking treatment for substance and opioid use disorders steadily stream in and out of the building.
But in 2020, the clinic had to limit that flow of patients as it changed its protocols to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions. Group therapy and individual counseling meetings stopped. In-person meetings moved to online video calls as telehealth appointments became an alternative.
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For one 2nd Chance client receiving treatment, the pandemic’s disruption has been searing. ....

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Addiction In The Pandemic: Overdose Deaths Surge As Coronavirus Adds To Opioid Crisis

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NorthStar Online NA group’s first hybrid meeting was held on May 10, 2018.
Terrance D. has been sober for more than 15 years and Narcotics Anonymous has been a big part of his recovery. He uses a pseudonym when speaking publicly about addiction and his work with NA.
Terrance said the bonds the group has formed are very important, and they were forged through regular social gatherings.
“We recover in meetings together, we ve raised our families together, our kids know one another,” he said. “We generally go to eat after meetings, or coffee or other things. We socialize together.”
But last March as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses and public places to close, the regular face-to-face contact that Terrance and his group depended on was gone. ....

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