In Nov. 2021, the first U.S. center opened in New York City. But in nearby Philadelphia, plans for a center were blocked due to a legal battle with the U.S. Department of Justice, which said the site ...

(WJAR) — Two Rhode Island nonprofits are making progress in creating the country's first state-regulated overdose prevention center, to help in the fight against opioid abuse. A new site will be ...

RELATED: Rhode Island nonprofits team up for state's first overdose prevention center The city council says this is the first step towards saving lives so people can eventually get into treatment.

More than two years ago, Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to authorize overdose prevention centers, facilities where people would be allowed to use illicit drugs under ...

The quarter of a million dollars allocated to the City’s Overdose Prevention Center will be used by Project Weber/RENEW — Rhode Island's largest center for harm reduction and recovery services — to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The first state-regulated overdose prevention center in the country is one step closer to opening in Rhode Island, and it could be as soon as this summer.

Proponents looking to open an overdose prevention center in Connecticut are regrouping after the idea failed this past legislative session. They’re hoping a facility in Rhode Island can be a model.

RI HEALTH First state-regulated overdose prevention center in US slated to open in Rhode Island in early 2024 The eventual center is expected to be staffed by the street outreach organization ...

The first state-regulated overdose prevention center will be next to the Rhode Island Hospital campus. RI's first overdose prevention site has a location. Here's what to know.

Rhode Island opens nation's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center. Nina Sparling; December 11, 2024 / 2:11 am ...

- [Michelle] The Overdose Prevention Center is largely funded by opioid settlement money awarded to Rhode Island. No taxpayer dollars are being spent on the program, which is in a pilot phase ...

PROVIDENCE – Project Weber/RENEW and VICTA have secured a location to launch the country’s first state-regulated overdose prevention center, also known as a safe consumption site, at 45 ...