R.I. gets $11.56M in federal funding for opioid response efforts

PBN Staff

09/26/2024

R.I. congressional delegation — RHODE ISLAND has been awarded $11.56 million in federal funding to help save lives and better connect residents dealing with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery and prevention service, the state’s congressional delegates announced Thursday. Pictured clockwise from top left are Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.; Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I.; and Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I. / COURTESY SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, JACK REED, GABE AMO AND SETH MAGAZINER

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been awarded $11.56 million in federal funding to help save lives and better connect residents struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery and prevention service, the state’s congressional delegates announced Thursday. The three-year grant, funded through the federal State Opioid Response Grant and administered by the Substance Abuse and

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