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OVERDOSE DETECTION: The R.I. Department of Health has launched a new portal, the Overdose Spike Alert System, that enables state officials to better “situational awareness” about overdoses in the state.  AP FILE PHOTO/TOBY TALBOT

New tracking system gives clearer picture of overdoses in R.I.

Focus 04/24/2026

For the first time since 2023, the R.I. Department of Health in March issued a statewide overdose spike alert. From March 10-16, the state health...

AID AVAILABLE: Pawtucket Emergency Medical Services Director Lance Dumont and Elizabeth Moreira, the city’s public health and equity leader, hold kits containing naloxone and fentanyl testers at the Newport Avenue fire station, which became a Safe Station for people seeking help with drug addiction. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Communities create ‘Safe Stations’ in effort to reduce overdose deaths

Health Matters 03/18/2022

Rhode Islanders who are struggling with substance abuse now have places they can go to get immediate attention and support, after fire departments and...

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