Rhode Island health officials report drug overdose deaths last year declined about 4 percent, the first significant decline in nearly a decade. The…
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RI Kids Count Fact Book Highlights Problems And Progress
Fewer children in Rhode Island are living in poverty but more face longer wait times for in-patient psychiatric care, according to the Rhode Island Kids…
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Tackling The Opioid Epidemic: Lessons From Portugal
The streets of Lisbon, Portugal were once described as littered with syringes. During the 1990s, this southern European country roughly the size of…
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Public Health Experts: Bill Mandating Life Sentences For Drug Dealers Won’t Save Lives
Public health experts are opposing a bill introduced at the request of state Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin to mandate life sentences for drug…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Baseball is back, there are rumors of warmer temperatures, and the political beat continues to run hot. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column….
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Cities And Towns Sue Makers Of Prescription Opioids
More than two dozen Rhode Island cities and towns have joined a growing legal attack against the manufacturers and wholesalers of prescription opioids.
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President Trump’s Opioid Epidemic Speech in NH Gets Mixed Reaction
President Donald Trump did not make any specific announcement of new funding to fight the opioid epidemic during a speech Monday in New Hampshire.
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RI & CT Lawmakers Consider Legalizing Marijuana As Deadline Looms
The legal retail of marijuana in Massachusetts begins July 1. That’s prompted Rhode Island and Connecticut lawmakers to once again consider legislation…
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President Trump To Talk Opioid Crisis Battle Plan in NH
President Trump will visit New England Monday, with a stop in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he is expected to announce a new plan to battle the…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
We’re closing in on the start of the baseball season, although you might not know it from the weather. Plus, the political cauldron continues to boil in…
