Providence is now home to the country’s first state-sanctioned facility for people to use illegal drugs under medical supervision. The nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW on Tuesday held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate a years-long effort to bring an overdose prevention center to the Ocean State. Advocates hope that the new facility will lead to fewer overdose-related deaths […]
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An Overdose Prevention Center is coming to Providence. Here’s what the research says about their effectiveness
In an effort to reduce fatal drug overdoses, Providence nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW is planning to cut the ribbon on Tuesday to a new facility at which people will be able to use drugs under medical supervision. When it opens to clients, the “Overdose Prevention Center,” or OPC, will be the first in the U.S. to […]
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He uses drugs. So what will Providence’s Overdose Prevention Center mean for him?
Jason first started using fentanyl a few years ago, when the pandemic threw his life off balance. By now, he’s used to hiding his drug use. “You duck into, like, an alley, or behind a car or somewhere where no one’s going to see you,” he said. The Public’s Radio is only using Jason’s first […]
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A place to use illegal drugs under medical supervision near Rhode Island Hospital
Two Rhode Island nonprofits announced Wednesday the location of the country’s first state-regulated center where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision. Project Weber/RENEW, a peer-led harm reduction and recovery group, and its partner, the clinical services provider VICTA, plan to open the “overdose prevention center” next to the campus of Rhode Island Hospital, […]
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R.I. plans for state’s first supervised consumption site for illegal drugs proceeding cautiously
Across the country, overdose prevention centers continue to face pushback, most recently in New York City. Plans to open Rhode Island’s first supervised consumption site for illegal drugs in 2024 are proceeding cautiously. Health reporter Lynn Arditi talked with The Public’s Radio Morning Edition host, Luis Hernandez, about what’s at stake in Rhode Island.
