RI Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals, March 2021 See the attached flyer for all free, anonymous prescription drug disposal sites in Rhode Island. Under the name of each site is its location and phone number.
Prescription Drugs
Rx Awareness Campaign
CDC, 2019 The Rx Awareness campaign tells the real stories of people whose lives were torn apart by prescription opioids. The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness that prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous. The campaign also strives to decrease...
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
SAMSHA, 2018 This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers, patients and...
Tips for Teens: The Truth About Opioids
SAMHSA, 2019 This fact sheet for teens provides facts about opioids. It describes short- and long-term effects and lists signs of opioid use. The fact sheet helps to dispel common myths about opioids. Access sources cited in this fact sheet Click here to access this...
FEND Rhode Island Pilot Report
Preventum Initiative, January 2020 FEND (Full Energy, No Drugs) is a different kind of drug education and prevention campaign that combines evidence-based research, gamification, and rewards. FEND focuses on building resiliency and changing attitudes and knowledge...
Opioid Use in Rhode Island 2017
State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), May 2017 This data brief was created by the SEOW on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). It focuses on trends in opioid use and opioid related...
Video Profile: Governor Raimondo’s Opioid Overdose Task Force Strategic Plan
Governor Gina Raimondo's Opioid Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force focuses on saving lives and changing the social conditions that cause substance use disorders and keep people with substance use disorders from getting effective support. In this video...
Environmental Strategies to Prevent the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs
Education Development Center, 2018 Environmental Prevention Strategies (EPS) are population-based interventions that change the context in which individuals make decisions.1 EPS are important because they have the potential to alter the environment in such a way as to...
Assessing and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 2017 This module will cover the CDC-recommended options for assessing and addressing opioid use disorder (OUD). The goal of this training is to have participant understand how opioid use disorder is diagnosed using...
Reducing the Risks of Opioids
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 2017 This module will cover the CDC-recommendations for reducing the risks of opioids. You will have the opportunity to learn more about strategies to mitigate risk to your patients taking opioids. You will also have...