Substance Use Disorders Treatment

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Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Substance use disorders treatment is provided at Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan partner Gateway Healthcare. Our services are designed to assess presenting concerns and assist with referrals for treatment, as needed. Support, education and guidance are provided to individuals with substance use disorders, their families and community providers.

Services include specialized child and adolescent intensive treatment services to youths age 12 to 17 with substance use disorders and behavioral health issues.

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Substance Use Disorders Treatment News

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Opioid Overdose Cause for More Than 100,000 Emergency Department Visits in 2010

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Health & Wellness
ED visits, subsequent hospitalizations cost nearly $2.3 billion, according to a study by Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals and other researchers
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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Grant to Address Naloxone Use to Combat Opioid Addiction, Overdoses

Demonstration Project Supported by $1.3 Million Grant from AHRQ Boston Medical Center (BMC) has received a $1.3 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support a demonstration project of pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits to help reduce opioid addiction and...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Half of Veterans Who Died from Opioid Overdoses Also Received Benzos

Researcher at Rhode Island Hospital examined 2,400 post mortem records from VA hospitals In a recent study, nearly half of all veterans who died from drug overdoses while prescribed opioids for pain were also receiving benzodiazepines, or benzos, which are common medications for the treatment of...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

Rhode Island Hospital Offers First Fellowship in Addiction Medicine in R.I.

Rhode Island Hospital has established a fellowship program in addiction medicine, the first of its kind in the state. Funded in part by a grant from CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers of Massachusetts , the new fellowship is one of the ways the hospital is responding to the public health crisis...
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center Receives $2 Million Grant to Study Efficacy of Drug Treatment Program Targeted at Girls in the Court System

Gender-specific intervention for at-risk youth may reduce drug use, STD risk and recidivism rates Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD, a psychologist from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center, has received a $2 million grant to study the efficacy of a drug use intervention for court-involved, non-...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights at The Miriam Hospital Receives Telly Award for Opioid Overdose Instructional Video

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Awards & Designations
“Staying Alive on the Outside” accompanied intervention testing OD prevention among those soon to be released from prison – R.I. up to 30 opioid deaths a month The 35th Telly Awards has named The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights at The Miriam Hospital a 2014 Online Video Bronze Telly...
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Friday, September 12, 2014

Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport Hospitals’ Emergency Departments Launch Program to Help Combat Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in Rhode Island A program at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals aims to help combat the opioid overdose epidemic that has affected Rhode Island and many other states. The new program includes the distribution of intra-nasal naloxone...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Newport Hospital to Host Opiate and Heroin Overdose Forum

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Medical Education
Forum will bring together state and local experts to address the overdose epidemic WHAT: Newport Hospital is bringing together state and local experts to address the ongoing opiate and heroin overdose epidemic that is affecting Rhode Island. Participants include: Fred Trapassi, Jr., vice president...
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