Parents/Caregivers and teens are invited to a presentation by NAMI-RI and Pharmacists Teach along with a performance by local band The Development
Events
East Bay Drug Take Back Day
Drop off unwanted medications to designated spots across RI, including police stations in Barrington, Bristol, Warren, and East Providence
Providence’s Drug Takeback Day
Dear community member, Did you know: Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death in Rhode Island and youth who abuse prescription drugs mostly find them in their own homes? The City of Providence and community partners are working to combat this...
Ethics in Prevention: A Guide for Substance Abuse Prevention Practitioners
As a substance misuse prevention professional, we regularly face situations that require us to make ethical decisions. Often it is clear how to act ethically; sometimes it is not. This moderated online course explores the six principles of the Prevention Code of...
Virtual Training of Trainers: Advanced Ethics in Prevention
This intensive, 2-day training of trainers prepares practitioners to deliver the Advanced Ethics in Prevention independently. Participation includes 8 hours of interactive, online learning, including a review of all training content, group-learning activities, and...
Virtual Training of Trainers: Advanced Ethics in Prevention
This intensive, 2-day training of trainers prepares practitioners to deliver the Advanced Ethics in Prevention independently. Participation includes 8 hours of interactive, online learning, including a review of all training content, group-learning activities, and...
Community Resources for Aging Rhode Islanders
Finding the appropriate services available for Seniors in Rhode Island has been a challenge. This presentation will focus on Federal, State and Community resources that will give Seniors, Caregivers and Professionals the objective information necessary to make...
Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults
This workshop will provide participants with information on effective treatment intervention for older adults with substance use disorder. Participants will be given an overview of the barriers that get in the way of access to treatment, as well as action steps to...
Vaping: Addiction & the Brain
Agenda 9:30 – 10:00 Coffee & Tea 10:00 – 11:00 The Public Health Issue Wreaking Havoc on Teens Monica Bharel, MD, MPH Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health 11:00 – 12:00 What You Need to Know About Teen Vaping, JUULing and E-Cig Use...
Four Legs To Stand On: An Original Therepeutic Theater Piece
A modern American story. Two illnesses are eating away at his family's foundation. Only cancer is allowed a voice at the dinner table. Substance abuse and addiction are the other malady. This story exposes the secrecy that shrouds the topic of addiction. Doors open at...