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Overdose Prevention Centers – Prevent Overdose RI

(8 days ago) WEBOverdose prevention centers are places where people can get support and use drugs safely. They will have peers, nurses, or other trained staff that provide care and services to people accessing the space.

https://preventoverdoseri.org/overdose-prevention-centers/

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Overdose Prevention & Supervised Consumption Locations

(2 days ago) WEBOverdose Prevention Sites (OPS) and Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) are welcoming locations where people can use substances under the supervision of trained …

https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-locations/mental-health-substance-use-locations/overdose-prevention-supervised-consumption-locations

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Prevent Overdose RI – End the epidemic

(Just Now) WEBThe Governor’s Overdose Task Force has set forth the following outcomes: to end the overdose crisis, ensure racial equity is embedded across all pillars, change lives, uplift …

https://preventoverdoseri.org/

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Harm Reduction Centers - Department of Health

(9 days ago) WEBOn July 7, 2021, legislation was signed authorizing a two-year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers (HRC), which are a …

https://health.ri.gov/addiction/about/harmreductioncenters/

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RI's first overdose prevention site has a location. Here's what

(9 days ago) WEBThe state Department of Health will regulate the overdose prevention center, with ongoing evaluations conducted by The People, Place & Health Collective at the Brown …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ris-first-overdose-prevention-site-has-a-location-heres-what-to-know/ar-BB1hxV5X

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Rhode Island nonprofits team up for state's first overdose …

(4 days ago) WEBNBC 10's Allegra Zamore reports that two Rhode Island nonprofits are teaming up to open the country's first state-regulated overdose prevention center. …

https://turnto10.com/news/local/rhode-island-non-profits-team-up-for-states-first-overdose-prevention-center-providence-rhode-island-jan-31-2024

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City Council OKs overdose prevention center. What's next?

(6 days ago) WEBThe center is funded by opioid settlement money administered by the Executive Office of Health & Human Services, which allotted the program $3.25 million in fiscal years 2023 …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/city-council-oks-overdose-prevention-center-what-s-next/ar-BB1hFBCN

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Drug Overdose Prevention Program: Department of Health

(6 days ago) WEBPartner with the Governor’s Overdose Task Force to implement the statewide Strategic Action Plan focused on Prevention, Treatment, Rescue, and Recovery. Ensure …

http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/detail.php?pgm_id=1080

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Overdose Prevention Resources for Community Partners

(5 days ago) WEBThe Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Overdose Prevention and Response Resources; Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Reports. Center for Vital …

https://health.ri.gov/addiction/for/partners/

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Providence, Rhode Island, officials OK overdose prevention center

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2022, 434 people in Rhode Island died from drug overdoses, according to Colleen Daley Ndoye, executive director of Project Weber/RENEW. The center, she said, “is a …

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/providence-officials-approve-overdose-prevention-center/

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U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018

(3 days ago) WEBProvisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2023—a …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2024/05/15/7623/

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The Task Force – Prevent Overdose RI

(5 days ago) WEBThe Task Force is the center of all drug overdose prevention and intervention activities in the state, often bringing together more than 150 people to its monthly meetings. Elena …

https://preventoverdoseri.org/the-task-force/

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US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018 AP …

(7 days ago) WEBThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell in 2023 — for only the second time since the current national epidemic of drug deaths began more than three decades ago. …

https://apnews.com/article/drug-overdose-deaths-us-cdc-12e961d78cc0458e84a07e0b3f7d1bbc

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Overdose deaths decreased for first time in 5 years, but still …

(8 days ago) WEBOverdose deaths in the U.S. surpassed 100,000 for the first time in 2021. health scientist and mortality surveillance lead at the CDC’s National Center for Health …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/overdose-deaths-decreased-first-time-5-years-still-topped-100000-rcna152193

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Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC

(4 days ago) WEBOverdose deaths involving opioids, including fentanyl, fell from 2022 to 2023. Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/drug-overdose-deaths-fell-2023-1st-decrease-5/story?id=110209384

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Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are …

(4 days ago) WEBNEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.

https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/national/article_3e88fcb4-12e3-11ef-819e-b73acc8773b3.html

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RHODE ISLAND’S HARM REDUCTION CENTER PILOT …

(5 days ago) WEBOur drug overdose crisis continues to escalate and has only been worsened by COVID-19. 2021: Drug overdose deaths increased by 14%, with 435 Rhode Islanders lost to a …

https://health.ri.gov/publications/factsheets/Harm-Reduction-Center-Pilot-Program.pdf

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Overdose deaths fell for first time since COVID - Axios

(4 days ago) WEBDeadly drug overdoses in the United States declined last year for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, new preliminary federal data show.. The big …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/15/drug-overdoses-decline-fentanyl

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Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law

(4 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl increased dramatically in number and size between 2017 to 2023 in the U.S., especially in pill form, according to a new …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/over-115-million-pills-containing-illicit-fentanyl-seized-law-enforcement-2023

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Prevent Overdose – Prevent Overdose RI

(7 days ago) WEBThis website is an initiative of the Rhode Island Governor’s Overdose Task Force, in collaboration with the RI Department of Health (RIDOH), the RI Department of …

https://preventoverdoseri.org/prevent-overdose/

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Fewer US overdose deaths reported last year, but experts say it's …

(6 days ago) WEBThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.

https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/state/fewer-us-overdose-deaths-reported-last-year-but-experts-say-its-too-soon-to-celebrate/article_68fb7326-12d6-11ef-b0af-13b67915c8d3.html

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First drop in overdose deaths in 6 years, US preliminary data shows

(2 days ago) WEBThe number of deaths from drug overdose fell 3% to 107,543 in 2023 from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease …

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/first-drop-overdose-deaths-6-years-us-preliminary-data-shows-2024-05-15/

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Fentanyl, opioid addiction have left startling number of kids …

(1 days ago) WEBMore than 321,000 children lost a parent to a drug overdose between 2011 and 2021, a daunting blow that reflects the impact of the nation's addiction crisis on a …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/08/fentanyl-kids-lost-parent-overdose/73601121007/

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What is PORI? – Prevent Overdose RI

(3 days ago) WEBWhat is PORI? In 2022, 435 Rhode Islanders lost their lives to overdose. This is the highest number of lives lost ever recorded to date in Rhode Island. That’s more than the …

https://preventoverdoseri.org/what-is-pori/

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Rhode Island Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School Districts, 2018 …

(4 days ago) WEBCCF is a health policy and research center dedicated to expanding and improving health coverage for America's children and families Rhode Island …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/15/rhode-island-medicaid-chip-coverage-by-school-districts-2018-2022/

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US overdose deaths: Fewer were reported in 2023, but experts are …

(Just Now) WEBThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell in 2023, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. "These children need support," and are at a …

https://abc13.com/post/us-overdose-deaths-fewer-were-reported-in-2023-but-experts-are-still-cautious/14820579/

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The Action Plan – Prevent Overdose RI

(Just Now) WEBRhode Island’s Action Plan is our roadmap to save lives. These goals will be used in all our overdose prevention efforts across the state. The Action Plan addresses the root …

https://preventoverdoseri.org/action-plan-updates/

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