The Rhode Island Department of Health has rejected a request to make opioid dependency a qualifying condition for the state’s medical marijuana program.… MORE
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New HOPE initiative announced to fight opioid overdoses
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island State Police are launching a new program to help combat the opioid epidemic. The new HOPE initiative, which stands for Heroin-Opioid Prevention Effort, involves law enforcement working with clinicians to identify people at risk of overdosing and finding them resources to help toward recovery. Eighty state and local police…… MORE
