Tag: opioid epidemic
Loan repayment program a recruiting tool in opioid battle
A federal loan repayment program aimed at getting more health care providers to help people suffering from opioid dependency is crucial to fighting what...
Opioid distributors propose $10B to end state claims
WILMINGTON, Del. – McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. have proposed paying $10 billion to settle claims they helped to fuel the...
A reckoning for opioid supply chain
According to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration numbers examined by the Washington Post, nearly 100,000 people died in the United States from opioid addiction or...
Five Questions With: Dr. Ted Wong
Dr. Ted Wong is chief dental officer for UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits, a national ancillary benefits company serving more than 20 million members nationwide. Wong leads...
Federal program repays student loans for substance-use clinicians in underserved communities
PROVIDENCE — The National Health Service Corps Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program, established by Congress on June 12, 2018, funds $75 million...
R.I. to launch first 24/7 mental health, substance-use triage, call center...
EAST PROVIDENCE – The state’s first triage and 24/7 hotline call center for overdose and addiction crises, the $1.4 million Behavioral Health Link, will...
R.I. reports slight decline in opioid overdose deaths as national figures...
PROVIDENCE — The Ocean State has recorded a slight downturn in the number of opioid overdose deaths in 2017 and the start of 2018...
EOHHS to launch ‘Let’s Talk About Mental Health’ series
WARWICK – The R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services and partners today will kick off “Let’s Talk About Mental Health,” a series...
Advocates to distribute street drug tests for fentanyl throughout R.I. Friday
PROVIDENCE — Public health advocates, including representatives of Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention at The Miriam Hospital, will distribute street drug test strips for...
Five Questions With: Mitch Weintraub
Mitch Weintraub, a Burrillville native, graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and has...
