Tag: opioid crisis
Helena Buonanno Foulkes launches second gubernatorial bid
PROVIDENCE – Helena Buonanno Foulkes officially entered the 2026 gubernatorial race Tuesday.
The former CVS Health Corp. executive will try for the second time to...
R.I. Foundation offering $2.5M in grants for opioid use recovery, services
PROVIDENCE – Close to $2.5 million in grants is being made available by the Rhode Island Foundation to support services and programs that address...
R.I. to receive $56.3M in opioid lawsuit settlements with CVS, Walgreens,...
PROVIDENCE – Another significant lump sum of money will come through Rhode Island as part of the latest set of opioid settlements with national...
‘Overdose hot spot’ to get R.I.’s 1st safe injection center
In Providence’s West End, behavioral health care agency CODAC Inc. serves one of the city’s hardest-hit neighborhoods in the opioid crisis. From 2016 to...
R.I. to get $45M in $5.5B settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler...
PROVIDENCE – Opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP and the Sackler family members who own the company settled with nine state attorneys general for their...
R.I. to get $114 million from opioid lawsuit settlements
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced on Tuesday that his office reached a $9.8 million settlement with American multinational corporation Johnson &...
Rhode Island Hospital hosts second annual opioid crisis hackathon
PROVIDENCE – Diverse teams made up of Rhode Island doctors, community members and others devoted a weekend last month to developing and presenting innovative...
Legal questions loom for R.I.’s injection center law
Combating the opioid overdose crisis is a cause with broad support.
But a new Rhode Island law establishing a two-year pilot program for safe injection...
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states,...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15...
Kentucky AG sues CVS Health over state’s opioid problems
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky's attorney general on Wednesday sued CVS Health Corp., accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids...
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