First-year data signals success at harm reduction center

HERE TO HELP: Annajane Yolken, center liaison and director of strategy, at Project Weber/RENEW’s overdose prevention center in Providence, which has been open for a year. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
HERE TO HELP: Annajane Yolken, center liaison and director of strategy, at Project Weber/RENEW’s overdose prevention center in Providence, which has been open for a year. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

When Rhode Island became the first state in the U.S. to authorize a government-regulated overdose prevention center in 2021, the novel nature of the facility left some unsure of what to expect. But following the center’s first year in operation in Providence, public health leaders are encouraged. An overdose prevention center is a legally authorized

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