U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha will hold a series of town hall meetings about the growing public health crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. The programs kick of today as part of National Heroin and Opioid Awareness week.
Events throughout Rhode Island will be open to the public and each will include a screening of a documentary about the life of an opioid addict. Following the screening will be discussions with members of the medical and addiction treatment communities as well as education and law enforcement representatives. The first event takes place at 10 am at the Brown University School of Professional Studies in Providence, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed. Evening events will be held throughout the rest of the week in South Kingstown, Woonsocket, and Middletown.
More than 1000 Rhode Islanders have died from opioid overdoses over the past five years. The number of deaths has been risen steadily each year.
Here’s the schedule for Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week programs in Rhode Island for the week of September 19, 2016, from the U.S. Attorney’s office:
Monday, September 19, 2016
10:00 a.m.
Brown University School of Professional Studies
200 Dyer Street, Providence
Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 p.m.
South Kingstown High School Auditorium
215 Columbia Street, Wakefield
Wednesday, September 21, 6:00 p.m.
Woonsocket City Hall, Harris Hall
169 Main Street, Woonsocket
Thursday, September 22, 6:30 p.m.
Middletown Town Hall, Council Chambers
350 Main Road, Middletown
