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Senate OKs Overdose Deaths Info Collection

rhode-island-state-house By: Rob Borkowski on June 7, 2023 in News to You

STATE HOUSE — On Tuesday, the General Assembly passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo (D-Dist. 56, Central Falls) and Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence) allowing overdose […]

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WPD Investigates Overdose Death of Elmwood Avenue Business Owner

Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. By: Rob Borkowski on July 9, 2019 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

UPDATE: This report has been updated with information from the property manager interviewed Tuesday and publicly available information from the RI Secretary of State. WARWICK, RI  — Warwick Police are […]

Opioid Addiction Experts: ‘Stay Connected,’ with Family, Be Prepared with Narcan

By: Rob Borkowski on April 27, 2017 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

WARWICK, RI — Police and health officials told 75 people at WPD headquarters Wednesday night that opioid addiction is persistently seductive, can’t be arrested out of existence or kicked quickly, […]

Warwick Police Honor Six With Lifesaving Award, Promote Eight

By: Rob Borkowski on April 26, 2017 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

Warwick Police promoted eight officers Tuesday night at City Hall and presented the lifesaving award to six, including two good samaritans who helped save the life of a Warwick Rite Aid employee stabbed in a random attack, the police who responded to the call, and an officer who saved a motorist from a drug overdose.

General Assembly Passes Good Samaritan Overdose Act

By: Rob Borkowski on January 26, 2016 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

The House has approved the Senate version of the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (2016-S 2002), introduced by Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick), exempting anyone administering an opioid antagonist to prevent a drug overdose from liability.

The Warwick Police Department is located at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive.

Officers’ Use of Narcan Revives Overdose Victim

The Warwick Police Department is located at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2016 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

A traffic stop and DUI arrest early Thursday morning took a potentially dire turn when officers discovered the car’s passenger had overdosed on an opioid drug and was unresponsive, requiring them to administer Naloxone to the victim, reviving the man.

The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.

McCaffrey: Saving Overdose Victims Comes First as Senate OKs ‘Good Samaritan’ Act

The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. By: Rob Borkowski on January 6, 2016 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

The Senate approved a bill reinstating the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (2016-S 2002) today, introduced by Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick).

Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive.

Warwick Officer Administers Narcan, Saves Overdose Victim’s Life

Warwick Police Headquarters at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. By: Rob Borkowski on October 6, 2015 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

Warwick, RI – Officer Jill A. Marshall responded to 4100 Post Road for an unresponsive woman driver in a car Oct. 4 at 10:27 a.m., quickly assessed her as an overdose victim […]

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