To tackle an epidemic at the population level, you need data. Lots and lots of data. That’s especially true with our state, and our nation’s, opioid…
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One Square Mile Burrillville: Fighting Addiction At Burrillville High
There’s an epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose unfolding across Rhode Island right now, and Burrillville, a small town in the northwestern corner…
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Group Proposes Four Strategies To Curb Overdose Deaths
Can Rhode Island cut opioid deaths by a third in three years? That’s the goal of the state’s new strategic plan on addiction and overdose. One strategy…
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Overdose Prevention Task Force Gives Glimpse Of Plan
The governor’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force holds its next public meeting Wednesday morning to present the beginnings of a plan to…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Patrick Kennedy’s Journey In His New Book
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy has pulled the veil from his famous family in a new book that details his addiction and mental health issues. Some…
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Attorney General Secures Price Break On Narcan
The price of a medication that can reverse a drug overdose has doubled over the past year. Now Rhode Island will be getting a small break in the price…
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Overdose Panel Explores Medications For Addiction Treatment
There are a couple of medications on the market now to help people who are addicted to heroin or prescription painkillers – methadone and Suboxone (the…
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Raimondo Calls For Plan To Fight Overdose Deaths
Governor Gina Raimondo has reinstated a task force charged with preventing drug overdose deaths. And she’s asking them for a plan to within 90 days.
