Fernando Alfonso III, Author at 100 Days in Appalachia

Author: Fernando Alfonso III

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A ‘Pandemic’s-worth of Triggers’ Are Causing an Increase in Relapses Across the Country. Here’s How Appalachians Are Coping.

by Fernando Alfonso III on May 14, 2020 Comments are Disabled

This story was produced in partnership with CNN. David Leone has spent the past seven months trying to stay clean. Now he just wants to stay alive. Until a few weeks ago, Leone, 40, was a resident of the Shepherd’s House in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was in recovery for […]

Fighting an epidemic

Saving Lives on Subreddits: The Online World of Those Addicted to Opioids

by Fernando Alfonso III on July 19, 2017 Comments are Disabled

Reddit is a modern day canary in the coal mine for the people of Appalachia — a region of the United States being disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic. Since the presidential election, Reddit’s r/opiates has transformed into a lifesaving map for people with addiction navigating a minefield frequently filled […]