Overdose and Opioids
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Francesca Beaudoin M.D., Ph.D.
Academic Dean, Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: opioid use disorder, overdose crisis, harm reduction, medication assisted treatment, emergency medicine, Long COVID -
Alexandra (Alex) Collins Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: Impact of the changing drug supply on drug use practices and health outcomes; gendered experiences of drug use and overdose risk; and the implementation and effectiveness of harm reduction and treatment interventions. -
Brandon Marshall Ph.D.
Chair of Epidemiology, Director, People, Place and Health CollectiveResearch Interests: Opioids and substance use, Harm reduction, Substance use epidemiology, Harm reduction research; the social, environmental, and structural determinants of health of drug-using populations
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New York Times
Providence Officials Approve Overdose Prevention Center
The facility, also known as a safe injection center, will be the first in Rhode Island and the only one in the U.S. outside New York City to operate openly.
A study co-led by a Brown University researcher indicates that overdose prevention centers, like the one poised to open in Providence next year, do not lead to increased neighborhood crime rates.
Psychology Today
How to Judge Harm Reduction's Success
Data shows harm reduction works. Here's how to read it properly.
By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.
The Providence Journal
'Enormous problems:' Animal sedative found in local drug supply increases overdose risk
Professor Alexandra Collins is studying Rhode Island’s local drug supply and the risks posed by the addition of the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.
Rhode Island's mobile methadone vans are the first of their type in the US. Dr. Francesca Beaudoin says they're an effective way to increase access to necessary medication, especially for those without housing or transportation.