by Operations Account | Aug 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
RICARES hopes to have a page in the future with all active issues at a local level and a national level that need to be acted on. We are working towards that. In the meantime check our advocacy page for local agencies working on issues that matter to us. Faces &...
by Operations Account | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
An interfaith memorial service for the 1,250 Rhode Islanders who have died of opioid overdose in the last five years was held Thursday at the First Baptist Church in America in Providence. An interfaith memorial service for the 1,250 Rhode Islanders who have died of...
by Operations Account | Jun 26, 2017 | Public Health
A jarring comment at the close of the June 14 Governor’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force meeting challenged the way that strategies are being implemented, and whether they benefit the people seeking treatment and recovery. PHOTO BY RICHARD ASINOF Gov....
by Operations Account | Jun 22, 2017 | Community News
RICARES Report to the Community: The Opioid Accidental Overdose Death Epidemic This report responds to the questions: How did we get here? What is being done now? What can be done? RICARES spent time in the community with folks directly affected by addiction...
by Operations Account | May 25, 2017 | Community News
There is good news in the campaign to reduce opioid deaths in Rhode Island. Newly released data show the Ocean State is at the top in New England and second best in the nation in reducing the number of opioid prescriptions filled within the past three years. Rhode...
