A Tribe in Maine Is Using Opioid Settlement Funds on a Sweat Lodge to Treat Addiction

National Public Radio

May 12, 2024

Reports on the 2,000-member Mi'kmaq Nation's efforts to use sweat lodges as a cultural element to complement addiction counseling and medications already provided by the tribe's health department. The project was partially funded by pharmaceutical companies that were accused of exacerbating the overdose crisis among Native Americans.

American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Trauma-informed care · Maine