Tag: Naloxone
RIDOH issues overdose spike alert for Providence
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health last week issued a citywide overdose spike alert after emergency departments reported 20 nonfatal overdoses.
Providence has the highest overdose rate in Rhode...
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...
Universities stocking naloxone on campus to prevent overdoses
Amid routine preparations for the school year ahead, this past summer resident assistants at universities across Rhode Island received new training on how to...
R.I. gets $11.56M in federal funding for opioid response efforts
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been awarded $11.56 million in federal funding to help save lives and better connect residents struggling with opioid use...
R.I. Hospital hosts workshop to address naloxone accessibility
PROVIDENCE – The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on Opioids and Overdose at Rhode Island Hospital successfully conducted a workshop in August to address...
Providence awarded $2.3M for opioid prevention project
PROVIDENCE – The city has been awarded a $2.3 million federal grant to continue its opioid prevention efforts, Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Thursday.
The...
Narcan sold in stores seen as pivotal in R.I. drug crisis
East Providence Fire Department Capt. John Potvin has seen the lifesaving effects of naloxone in action dozens of times throughout his more than 30...
Communities create ‘Safe Stations’ in effort to reduce overdose deaths
Rhode Islanders who are struggling with substance abuse now have places they can go to get immediate attention and support, after fire departments and...
Five Questions With: Holly Fitting
Holly Fitting, vice president of addiction, recovery, residential services and grants administration at The Providence Center’s Anchor Recovery Community Center, was part of a...
Anchor Recovery Community Center distributes hundreds of naloxone kits
PROVIDENCE – Thanks to a $5,000 grant from Rhode Island’s 10,000 Chances Project, Anchor Recovery Community Center’s Mobile Outreach Recovery Efforts team has distributed...
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