Tag: Fentanyl
New tracking system gives clearer picture of overdoses in R.I.
For the first time since 2023, the R.I. Department of Health in March issued a statewide overdose spike alert.
From March 10-16, the state health...
RIDOH extends overdose spike alert statewide
PROVIDENCE – An increase in nonfatal overdoses throughout Rhode Island has prompted the R.I. Department of Health to issue a statewide overdose spike alert for the...
RIDOH issues overdose spike alert in 5 communities under new data...
CRANSTON – Five Ocean State communities saw a sudden increase in overdoses in early March, the R.I. Department of Health said in a public...
First-year data signals success at harm reduction center
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...
Overdose deaths in R.I. fall for second year in a row
PROVIDENCE – Overdose deaths in Rhode Island have dropped 25% since 2022, falling to pre-COVID-19 levels, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the Governor’s Overdose...
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America's two...
Report: Overdose deaths falling in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Overdose deaths are falling in Rhode Island, according to new data from the R.I. Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force.
The task force...
R.I. Foundation gifts $250K to URI for purchase and distribution of...
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...
Two in custody following seizure of 3.4 kilograms of fentanyl pills
PROVIDENCE – Two men are in federal custody following a Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force investigation that resulted in the seizure of more...
Health officials tracking increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Overdose deaths involving fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, are on the rise in Rhode Island, health officials say.
The R.I. Office of the...
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