How the Bad River Tribe Flipped the Script on the Native American Opioid Crisis

Highlights the harm reduction strategy one Wisconsin tribe has implemented to reduce mortality from the opioid crisis. Discusses stigma, the high rates of overdose deaths for native people in Wisconsin, and the potential for harm reduction to lead to effective treatment. Describes their successes as a model for other Indigenous communities as well as harm reduction in general.

Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 16, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news