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 | May 23, 2017 | Community News, Public Health
Rhode Island Communities For Addiction Recovery Efforts (RICARES) is a grassroots alliance of individuals in recovery from substance use disorder. Monica Smith, Executive Director, and Steve Gumbley, Board Member, discuss how the organization’s approach includes many...
by Operations Account | May 22, 2017 | Community News, Public Health
Thank you Representative Perry and all of the recovery community who came together to make sure the Good Samaritan Act was reinstated. § 9-1-27.1 Good Samaritan – Immunity from liability. No person who voluntarily and gratuitously renders emergency assistance to a...
by Operations Account | May 22, 2017 | Public Health
An alleged intoxicated man transported to Rhode Island Hospital by rescue personnel for detox was reportedly released two hours after being seen, only to die early the next morning – the same day that new standards for emergency departments for treatment of substance...
by Operations Account | May 19, 2017 | Community News, Public Health
Members of the Rhode Island Recovery Community came together on a cold January afternoon to provide a visual expression of our overdose epidemic in the State to members of the legislature. The hope of this demonstration was both to insure that the Good Samaritan Bill...
by Operations Account | May 19, 2017 | Community News, Public Health
R.I. Enacts “Ban-the-Box” Law, Limiting Employer Inquiries into Applicants’ Criminal Histories Effective January 1, 2014, a new law in Rhode Island will ban employers from inquiring on job applications about the criminal histories of applicants. Under the new...
