Monday, December 10, 2018

For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting The Right Doctor

Located in Northern Wisconsin along the shores of Lake Superior, Ashland, Wis. has had enough of substance abuse issue. NorthLakes Community Clinic brought in Dr. Mark Lim to start a team providing substance abuse and mental health services.

While opioids get all the attention, rural communities struggle with substances like meth and alcohol too. One clinic is building up capacity to treat all of them, using both medicine and counseling.

(Image credit: Derek Montgomery for NPR)

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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/09/674329075/for-one-rural-community-fighting-addiction-started-with-recruiting-the-right-doc?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=shotshealthnews

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