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Keri Blakinger spent nearly two years incarcerated on narcotics charges before becoming a criminal justice reporter for the Houston Chronicle.

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From Convict To Criminal Justice Reporter: 'I Was So Lucky To Come Out Of This'

3:56pm December 12, 2018

by Terry Gross

Keri Blakinger spent nearly two years locked up on narcotics charges before becoming a journalist. "I've been so privileged in so many ways to end up with hope and second chances," she says.

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Barb Williamson runs several sobriety houses in Pennsylvania, commercially run homes where residents support each other in their recovery from opioid addiction. Initially, she says, she saw the use of Suboxone or methadone by residents as "a crutch," and

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Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids

5:42am September 12, 2018

by Nina Feldman

Evidence shows the drugs methadone and buprenorphine can help people recover from opioid use disorder by reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings. So why do many sobriety facilities ban their use?

Bea and Doug Duncan outside their home in Natick, Mass. The coaching they got from the Community Reinforcement and Family Training program, they say, gave them tools to help their son Jeff stick to his recovery from drug use. He's 28 now and has been sobe

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Families Choose Empathy Over 'Tough Love' To Rescue Loved Ones From Opioids

1:34pm August 10, 2018

by Martha Bebinger

Families are starting to adopt an approach that stresses compassion instead of harsh consequences for loved ones with addiction. Their goal? Keep them alive long enough to recover.