Tag: Opioids
CVS to expand medication disposal offerings
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. has plans to expand its offering of safe disposal units for unwanted and expired medication nationwide, as part of...
CODAC to present at international conference on opioid dependence
CRANSTON – Representatives from CODAC Behavioral Healthcare are in Florida this week to make presentations at the 2019 American Association for the Treatment of...
CCRI to host symposium on opioid alternatives for pain management
WARWICK – A panel of health experts is set to gather this weekend for the Community College of Rhode Island’s Changing the Culture of...
Purdue’s Sacklers get closer to an opioid trial in Mass.
NEW YORK – Purdue Pharma LP’s billionaire owners, the Sackler family, are a step closer to a trial in Massachusetts over their role in...
Five Questions With: Dr. Joseph Renzulli II
Dr. Joseph Renzulli II, South County Health’s chief of urology, has conducted extensive research into ways to reduce or entirely eliminate the use of...
Purdue, Sacklers seek to use bankruptcy as shield from suits
NEW YORK – The first big fight in Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy case is taking shape as states and cities across the United States...
URI gets $1M for rural opioid crisis outreach
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received a $1 million federal grant to fight the opioid crisis in rural Rhode Island...
New app teaches teens about opioid risks, emotional wellness
PROVIDENCE – State officials are targeting teenagers through a new app designed to inform young people about risky substance use, including opioids, and the...
Purdue opioid settlement talks stall over Sacklers’ cash
NEW YORK – Purdue Pharma LP’s settlement talks over the drugmaker’s opioid painkillers have stalled over how much money the family that owns the...
CODAC introduces correctional center treatment program in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is venturing outside of Rhode Island by offering its adult correctional institution program in Massachusetts.
By bringing the program to...
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