{"id":3131,"date":"2021-01-21T09:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/horizons\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2021-01-21T09:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T14:17:58","slug":"the-foundation-for-opioid-response-efforts-provides-funding-for-jennas-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/horizons\/the-foundation-for-opioid-response-efforts-provides-funding-for-jennas-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Provides Funding for Jenna\u2019s Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the opioid epidemic has swept NC, the proportion of women at Horizons for whom opioids are the primary substance of abuse has increased steadily \u2013 to around 70%. The majority have legal system involvement and are at very high risk of relapse and overdose post-incarceration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3132\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 234px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/horizons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/790\/2021\/01\/jenna-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jenna\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/horizons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/790\/2021\/01\/jenna-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/horizons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/790\/2021\/01\/jenna-600x803.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/horizons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/790\/2021\/01\/jenna.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Jenna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One such woman was Jenna, a Horizons graduate. After completing treatment, Jenna was incarcerated related to charges pre-dating her time at Horizons. On her first day out of prison, Jenna\u2019s dealer gave her opioid pills as a \u201cwelcome home\u201d gift. Jenna took a few pills, entered a courtroom to appear before the judge, and saw a Horizons staff member with another woman.<\/p>\n<p>As Jenna became more intoxicated, she slipped the staff member a note that read: \u201cI need help \u2013 call me.\u201d By the time Jenna\u2019s former therapist called later that afternoon, it was too late. Jenna was already dead from an opioid overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Horizons recently received $429,000 from FORE (Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts) for <em><strong>J<\/strong><strong>enna\u2019s Project: Supporting Women\u2019s Re-entry to Society from Prison and Reconnection with Children<\/strong><\/em>, which aims to prevent such tragic deaths by immediately connecting women who are leaving the N.C. Correctional Institution for Women with support and treatment resources. Based on the success of this pilot project, it has great promise to serve as a national and international model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the opioid epidemic has swept NC, the proportion of women at Horizons for whom opioids are the primary substance of abuse has increased steadily \u2013 to around 70%. The majority have legal system involvement and are at very high risk of relapse and overdose post-incarceration. One such woman was Jenna, a Horizons graduate. 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