R.I. Foundation gifts $250K to URI for purchase and distribution of Narcan kits

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THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has gifted $250,000 to URI's College of Pharmacy to purchase and distribute Narcan kits to community-based organizations. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has gifted $250,000 to URI's College of Pharmacy to purchase and distribute Narcan kits to community-based organizations. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation is gifting a $250,000 grant to the University of Rhode Island to purchase roughly 3,000 Narcan kits for distribution to community-based recovery and harm reduction organizations, the foundation said Wednesday. The gift comes as the supply of Narcan in the state has been “seriously depleted,” the foundation said, with…

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