Overdose Prevention, Rhode Island

First US State-Sanctioned Overdose Prevention Site to Open in Rhode Island
America's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) held its ribbon cutting on Tuesday in Providence, Rhode Island, soon offering a medically supervised space for users of illegal drugs.
Rhode Island is set to open first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center in the nation
The new facility in Providence, operated by the nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW, provides a place for people to use drugs under medical supervision. Rhode Island is the only state to have approved and written regulations for supervised-consumption sites.
Ribbon cutting held for country’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center in Providence
A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday for both Rhode Island’s and the United State’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center. The center on Willard Avenue in Providence will allow addicts to use drugs in a safe space,
First state-sanctioned overdose prevention center opens in Providence
(WJAR) — A ribbon cutting for the country's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center will happen on Tuesday. The facility is on Willard Ave in Providence. The overdose prevention center will be regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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Ribbon cutting set for Overdose Prevention Center in Providence
Project Weber/RENEW will celebrate a “historic milestone in public health and harm reduction” as it cuts the country’s first state-sanctioned Overdose Prevention Center in Providence. According to a release,
The US’s First State-Sanctioned Safe Drug Consumption Site Prepares To Open In Rhode Island
On Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The facility—located in Providence, Rhode Island—stems from a 2021 bill creating a pilot program for overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the state.
Rhode Island opens first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center in the nation
Providence is now home to the country’s first state-sanctioned facility for people to use illegal drugs under medical supervision. The nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW on Tuesday held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate a years-long effort to bring an overdose prevention center to the Ocean State.
Ribbon cutting to be held for the first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center
A ribbon cutting for the country's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center will happen on Tuesday. The facility is on Willard Ave in Providence. The overdose prevention center will be regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Health.
'They don't deserve to die': First-of-its-kind overdose prevention center readies to open
The center, located at 45 Willard Ave. in Providence, will allow illicit drug use under supervision as a bridge to treatment.
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