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News Articles: addiction

Each mobile clinic has a nurse, a counselor and a peer specialist — all trained to drive a 34-foot-long motor home. "I never thought when I went to nursing school that I'd be doing this," says Christi Couron as she pumps 52 gallons of diesel fuel into the vehicle.

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  • Health

Health On Wheels: Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment To Rural Colorado

As COVID-19 forced many addiction treatment clinics to scale back, Colorado brought its clinics on wheels to remote, underserved towns and used telehealth to connect patients with addiction doctors.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Markian Hawryluk
Fire medic Paul Drouhard shows a box containing naloxone that is carried in all the department's emergency vehicles. The drug commonly called Narcan is used primarily to treat narcotic overdoses.

Addiction Recovery Leaders Say Opioid Crisis Didn't Stop When Pandemic Began

Susan Barge wants more outrage. The co-founder of Navigate Recovery Gwinnett wonders why people aren't paying attention to an epidemic that continues to...

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A demonstration on administering Narcan nasal spray.

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  • Health

Overdoses Are Surging, Check In On Your Friends And Family, Experts Say

Social distancing and quarantining may help slow the spread of COVID-19, but the isolation is hurting those with opioid use disorder, addiction experts...

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., listens to constituents during a town hall meeting Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at a senior center in Lithonia, Georgia.

EXCLUSIVE: Congressman With 25 Years Sobriety Works To Erase Stigma Of Addiction, Hepatitis C

U.S. Rep Henry “Hank” Johnson walked away from all drugs and alcohol more than 25 years ago, he shared for the first time with GPB News in an exclusive...

May 20, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Jeff Breedlove of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse joined "On Second Thought" to explain how quarantine may lead to new addictions or relapses. "We have to make sure we're putting our recovery first, as we process this other pandemic," he said.

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  • News

Staying Sober In Isolation: As Quarantine Threatens Recovery, Connection Becomes Crucial

Many people are finding social distancing difficult or lonely. Those challenges can become compounded for people recovering from substance abuse...

April 17, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Son Preston Wysocki (left) and mother Heather Wysocki visit the grave of brothers/son Austin Hart and Dustin Hart Saturday, March 14, 2020.

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  • Health

Social Distancing Means People Who Need People Have A Tough Time Staying Sober

Staying home while sick is exactly what gets addicts into trouble. The illness is addiction, and the cure for many recovering from drug and alcohol...

April 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Atlanta Municipal Court Chief Judge Christopher Portis launches new homeless court program in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Atlanta Municipal Court Launches Program To Assist Homeless Defendants

Nearly 1.6 million Americans will likely spend the holidays in a homeless shelter or some form of transitional housing. A study by the National Law...

December 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

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  • News

OST Full Show: Medicaid Waiver, Allison Moorer, Sesame Workshop, Voter Registration, Janisse Ray

Governor Kemp recently announced his proposals for Medicaid waivers for the state. To help breakdown what the proposals could mean for your pocketbook,...

November 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
10-year-old Salia Woodbury pictured, whose parents are in recovery, with "Sesame Street" character Karli in New York. Sesame Workshop is addressing the issue of addiction.

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  • Education

50 Years Of 'Sesame Street:' Show Addresses Addiction With New Muppet

Georgia is among the top 11 states when it comes to most prescription opioid overdose deaths . President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national...

November 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the Oakley Kroger Marketplace store, in Cincinnati, to announce the supermarket chain's decision to offer the opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone.

Georgia Among States With Lowest Rates of Prescription Drug Misuse, Study Says

The Georgia Department of Public Health released numbers last week showing the number of prescriptions for opioids written in the state has fallen. But...

August 28, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Dean Palozej poses with a photo of his son, Spencer, in Stafford, Conn. Spencer Palozej died of a fentanyl overdose in 2018.

Overdoses 2nd Leading Cause Of Death In Cobb County Last Year

Fatal drug overdoses in Cobb County dropped year over year according to new data, but officials aren’t comfortable calling the drop a trend. According...

July 11, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Billboards are now live across Georgia as part of a Georgia Recovers program to fight stigma of substance abuse disorder. The campaign runs through April 2020.

Billboard Campaign Seeks To Show How Georgia Recovers From Substance Use Disorder

Billboards, telling stories of recovery from addiction, are now live across the state. The campaign was announced earlier this month by Georgia Recovers...

June 17, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty Kemp greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as they arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to attend the "Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit," Wednesday April 24, 2019, in Atlanta.

Trump Lauds Faith-Based Approach To Addiction Recovery During Atlanta Speech

Speaking at the National Rx Drug and Heroin Abuse Summit in Atlanta, President Donald Trump told attendees that his support for faith-based initiatives...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison

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  • Health

How Fentanyl Is Changing The Demographics — And Dangers — Of Georgia's Opioid Crisis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 200,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States over the last...

April 25, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Electronic cigarettes came into the US market in 2007. Now over 90 million Americans vape regularly.

Juuling: The New Threat Of Nicotine Addiction

E-cigarettes hit the market not too long ago as an aid to quit smoking. The CDC reported in 2015 that more than 9 million American adults vape regularly...

July 13, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Summer Evans

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