Overdose and Opioids
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Francesca Beaudoin, M.D., Ph.D.
Academic Dean, Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: opioid use disorder, overdose crisis, harm reduction, medication assisted treatment, emergency medicine, Long COVID -
Alexandra (Alex) Collins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: Impact of the changing drug supply on drug use practices and health outcomes; gendered experiences of drug use and overdose risk; and the implementation and effectiveness of harm reduction and treatment interventions. -
Brandon Marshall, Ph.D.
Director, People, Place and Health Collective, Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: Opioids and substance use, Harm reduction, Substance use epidemiology, Harm reduction research; the social, environmental, and structural determinants of health of drug-using populations
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Some states are funding projects with little chance of making a difference, write current and former members of the Rhode Island Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee
Scientific American
Decriminalization Wasn't the Real Culprit in Oregon's Overdose Death Spike
Oregon decriminalized hard drugs in 2021 and recriminalized them last month. A new analysis shows the laws likely had little effect on opioid deaths.
laire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in the United States: overdose prevention center manager.
The Public's Radio
Why overdose deaths are falling in Rhode Island
For years, the number of people dying of drug overdoses was on the rise nationwide and in Rhode Island. Then, there was a push to change that, specifically by introducing the life-saving drug Narcan. Last year, the number of people overdosing actually dropped. We look deeper into those figures.
The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.
Boston Globe
What the drug reform movement missed
Camping on city streets, open-air drug use, and crime are generating fierce pushback against harm reduction efforts like decriminalization. It doesn’t have to be this way.