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.
Professor of Epidemiology, Director, People, Place and Health CollectiveResearch 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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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.
American life expectancy started dropping even before the pandemic. It’s a critical barometer of our nation’s health and a sign that all is not well in the U.S.
New York Times
Providence Officials Approve Overdose Prevention Center
The facility, also known as a safe injection center, will be the first in Rhode Island and the only one in the U.S. outside New York City to operate openly.
A study co-led by a Brown University researcher indicates that overdose prevention centers, like the one poised to open in Providence next year, do not lead to increased neighborhood crime rates.