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  • Naloxone offers ‘immediate' assistance

    Maggie Andresen

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Naloxone is a drug that reverses opioid overdose by pushing the opiates off of the brain's neurotransmitters. Naloxone has no negative effects on a person who is not overdosing, so there is no risk in administering it when an overdose is in question. The drug has recently become more widely available to police officers, first responders, and in some states, the general public.

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  • Trans-affirming recovery sets a national standard in West Philadelphia's Morris Home

    Maggie Andresen

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Morris House is the only recovery program in the country that requires people identify as transgender or gender conforming before they enter the program. “About 90 percent of residents saw a decrease in substance use from the month prior to treatment to the last month of their rehabilitation. Additionally, 83 percent of residents received medical treatment, including preventative HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C care, and an additional 89 percent transitioned from use of street-grade unregulated hormones to medical-grade hormone treatment.”

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