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I'm the health reporter at The Public's Radio in Rhode Island.
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Despite leading the nation in policies to address opioid addiction, the state’s progress has... more »
posted 07/11/22
posted 07/11/22
Lynn Arditi's Work
A form of addiction treatment called SMART Recovery uses cognitive behavioral therapy and positive thinking to help people beat their drug habit.
Like so many other American cities, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Woonsocket, Rhode Island has a growing population of unhoused residents.
A former mill city of roughly 43,000 people in Rhode Island is a testing ground for a new treatment program designed to bend the rising curve of opioid overdose deaths.