Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur “genius” award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He’s also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.
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Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response
Fentanyl overdoses occur from ingesting the synthetic opioid. But popular culture has misrepresented the risks to first responders.
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In R.I., a spike in opioid overdose deaths among older adults
Nearly three-quarters of the country reported declines in fatal opioid overdoses in the second half of last year, but in Rhode Island they increased 7 percent, according to a new report by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation. The reason: More people 65 and older in Rhode Island died of opioid overdoses. Rhode Island is among […]
