Tag: Opioid
R.I. recovers $30M from Purdue Pharma in latest opioid settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has recovered nearly $30 million after all 55 attorneys general representing all eligible states and U.S. territories approved a $7.4...
CODAC celebrates opening of integrated health care center
PROVIDENCE –CODAC Behavioral Healthcare celebrated the opening of its new integrated health care center on Monday.
CODAC’s new headquarters is located on Royal Little Drive...
Attorney General: R.I. part of a $450M settlement with opioid maker...
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha says he and attorney generals from 35 other states have reached a $450 million nationwide settlement with...
J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday,...
Report: R.I. construction workers hardest hit by fatal opioid overdose crisis
PROVIDENCE – Among all occupations in the Ocean State, construction and maintenance workers in Rhode Island continue to be hardest hit by the opioid...
Brown study indicates way to reduce overdose deaths
PROVIDENCE – Brown University researchers have found that expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder in prisons and jails can reduce overdose deaths...
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...
Five Questions With Jonathan Goyer
Jonathan Goyer | Manager, Anchor MORE
1. How does your recovery from an overdose in 2013 inform the way you relate to people struggling...
Municipal opioids lawsuits moving quickly
While a lawsuit filed by Rhode Island is moving slowly, a proposed class-action lawsuit against opioid makers by cities and counties nationwide – including...
Five Questions With Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott
5Q: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott | Director, R.I. Department of Health
1. What do residents who live in a state-designated “health equity zone” get that...
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