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image shows the corner of a building behind a fence with loops of barbed wire on top
Posted inSubstance Use

Strings attached to new state funds for addiction treatment in jails

by Taylor Knopf May 10, 2022May 9, 2022

By Taylor Knopf State lawmakers are making $2 million available to North Carolina sheriffs to start or expand opioid addiction treatment programs in their jails, but the money comes with a big caveat.  The $2 million grant program included in the state budget late last year specifies that the funds can be used to provide […]

four prescription drug bottles in a row
Posted inSubstance Use

Tension builds around best ways to spend NC’s opioid settlement money

by Taylor Knopf April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
cars lined up in and outside a brick building that reads TROSA in big letters over the top
Posted inSubstance Use

$11M for North Carolina rehab with work requirements, medication restrictions raises concerns

by Taylor Knopf and Kaiser Health News April 6, 2022April 5, 2022
image shows the corner of a building behind a fence with loops of barbed wire on top
Posted inPrison Health

Accessing MAT in jail is an uphill battle for pregnant people

by Elizabeth Thompson February 17, 2022February 17, 2022
the front of a hospital as the sun is setting. It's the hospital that treats Americna Indian overdoses for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee
Posted inSubstance Use

Native Americans look for ways to stop soaring overdose deaths

by Melba Newsome February 9, 2022February 10, 2022
Two men, one in a suit and one in a white shirt with a black tie stand next to each other. The man of the right is holding an award.
Posted inPrison Health

Increasing MAT use in carceral facilities could save lives, but faces barriers

by Elizabeth Thompson December 21, 2021December 20, 2021

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