For years, the number of people dying of drug overdoses was on the rise nationwide and in Rhode Island. Then, there was a push to change that, specifically by introducing the life-saving drug Narcan. Last year, the number of people overdosing actually dropped. We look deeper into those figures. Also, we get an update on the week in politics with Ian Donnis, and Mike Szostak shares his favorite summer sports reads. Plus, the New Bedford Whaling Museum has a new exhibit of scrimshaw, not on whalebone, but on plastic trash recovered from the ocean.
Links:
- Overdose deaths in R.I. fell for the first time in five years
- For a perfect summer read pack your beach bag with a good sports book
- Not your grandfather’s scrimshaw: Duke Riley engraves pollution scenes on ocean plastic
- The Wider World of Scrimshaw at the New Bedford Whaling Museum
- Wickford Art Festival
- Providence Fringe Festival
Guests:
- Cathy Schultz, Director, Rhode Island Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force
- Dr. Rachel Wightman, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology, Brown University Alpert Medical School
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
- Mike Szostak, The Public’s Radio sports columnist
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