This episode explores the landscape of opioid overdose in the rural areas of North Idaho and Northwest Washington, and highlights the tragic story of Jasmine Martin, a 23-year-old who died from an overdose in 2024 while trying to get sober. The conversation explores the availability of recovery resources, stigmas surrounding addiction, and the complexities of fentanyl use in small communities. (Jasmine’s story, min. 11:18)

Access to youth and adolescent behavioral health care is a major challenge facing rural communities. In this conversation, Adrienne Coopey, D.O., a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, discusses how a fully virtual collaborative care model is helping deliver early behavioral health interventions and improve access and outcomes for children across West Virginia.

Podcast on Alaska's project training non-attorney community members to provide legal services in rural areas, highlighting cross-sector partnerships.

Podcast episode on Somerset County Jail's innovative addiction treatment program and its impact on inmates and the rural community.

Podcast episode explores stigma and healthcare access challenges for people with SUD in Appalachia, frameworks for understanding beliefs, and ways to address internalized stigma in healthcare and communities.

This podcast series tells the stories of participants in Galax, Virginia's Recovery Court, focusing on opioid crisis impacts and rehabilitation.

Utah's Intermountain Health team discusses jail-based programs that reduce recidivism and opioid deaths, and share strategies for community engagement and program replication.

Discusses implementation and sustainability of NaloxBox programs for naloxone distribution in rural Wisconsin counties and schools.

Adventures in Recovery (AIR) in Cattaraugus County, NY, offers peer-led sober activities and support, fostering recovery through community engagement and wellness.

To support justice-involved individuals with substance use disorders in rural Nevada, the Office of the Attorney General has developed two outreach programs-Mobile Outreach Safety Teams (MOST) and Forensic Assessment Service Triage Teams (FASTT)-to intervene at various stages of the criminal justice process. Dr. Kerns, Dr. Snider, and DJ discuss how these teams operate, their impact at state and local levels, and strategies for overcoming implementation challenges.