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Questions We’ve Explored About Addiction
Q: Is treatment covered by my insurance plan?
We take a look at the different options available for treatment, along with advice on how to find the best fit for your situation.
Q: Can we tax opioids?
With many states heavily searching for solutions, there are at least 13 that have considered putting a tax on drug manufacturers for the opioids they produce.
Q: What’s the role of pharmaceutical companies in the opioid crisis?
Sales of prescription opioids in the U.S. nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, despite there being no overall change in the amount of pain Americans report.
Q: How do we stop the flow of dangerous drugs into our communities?
We explore how new law enforcement collaborations and bipartisan legislation have provided more resources to stem the flow of dangerous opioids coming into the US through the mail.
Miami Valley community questions answered
The Dayton Daily News takes a look at 4 questions: “How are the drugs coming into our country?”, “What are the true demographics of the addict population?”, “What about medical marijuana?”, and “How do people get hooked on opioids?”
Q: Where can people turn when loved ones need help?
This blog takes a look at support groups, peer coaching opportunities, and legislation people can use to help themselves and others find the resources they need.
Q: How does opioid addiction work?
Understanding the impact opioid use can have on the brain is imperative when crafting an appropriate and effective response to such a complex societal crisis.
Q: How do we get people with drug-related convictions back into the workforce so that their recovery can be a success?
For many people leaving a rehabilitation program or finishing serving time for a drug-related crime, finding employment is a top priority.
Q: How does Naloxone work to prevent overdoses?
One harm reduction approach to preventing opioid overdose fatalities is to provide overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND).
Q: How is the criminalization of drugs/war on drugs related to opioid abuse?
Local governments are beginning to shift their approach to drug enforcement, moving away from criminalizing addiction to focus on treatment.
Q: Where is the focus on alternative medicine?
While opioids have reigned supreme in recent years for pain treatment, as our research shows, they are just one way way of dealing with pain.
Q: What does effective treatment look like?
The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model provides one way to help people find effective long-term recovery.
Q: How do prescription regulations affect substance abuse?
Millions of people rely on prescription pain relievers in the United States every day–we explore how they could they be affected by prescription regulation.
Q: Suboxone, good or bad?
We explore the effectiveness and cost of Medically-Assisted Treatment options like Buprenorphine (Suboxone).
Q: What are the courts, law enforcement doing to help addiction rather than just punish?
We take a look at drug courts in Ohio, which guide offenders into treatment instead of prison, with the goal of reducing drug dependency and chances of reoffending.
Q: What are the schools teaching or what programs do we see from the state level on early intervention/screenings?
Conversations around the opioid epidemic necessarily focus on adult rehabilitation and prevention efforts, but this isn’t the only affected demographic.
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