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Tobacco Information For Healthcare Professsionals
… Healthcare clinicians and specialists can help patients quit smoking through proven and effective treatments for nicotine addiction, including medications and smoking cessation …
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
… We can help you Get help for opioid addiction including Medication Assisted Treatment: … or naltrexone. Get access to behavioral health counseling and vocational support. How it works Rhode Island Centers of …
Healthcare Ethics
… their primary responsibility the health, safety, welfare, and dignity of all human beings. Uphold the tenets of patient … Seek professional help if suffering from issues of addiction or substance abuse and should not engage in patient …
Newborns Affected By Substance-Exposure Information For Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
… alcohol taken during pregnancy can affect a woman's health and the health of her developing baby. Substance exposure … for pain or for treatment of opioid use disorder, and illicit opioids such as heroin or fentanyl. The medical … result of withdrawal from medications like antidepressants and benzodiazepines, and NAS risk may increase in the …
CHW Information for Employers
… strengthen links between health services, social services, and communities to facilitate access, and to improve the … Project Firstline-RI ( English ) ( Spanish ) Prevent Overdose RI: Addiction Recovery and Support CHWARI Envision Equity …
Substance Use Epidemiology Program
… To manage, analyze, and disseminate information on drug overdose and excessive alcohol use to inform and drive …
Cannabis Information For Adults
… Under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act , adults 21 and older are allowed to possess up to one ounce of cannabis … “rig.” There is a greater risk of physical dependence and addiction when using concentrates. Edibles : Food products …
Rhode Island Nicotine Helpline
… telephone counseling or web coaching, self-help tools, and referrals to other addiction treatment and cessation services. … Rhode Island …
SOGI Equity: Partners and Additional Resources
… a healthcare practice that provides safe, affirming, and inclusive care to the LGBTQ+ community. Providers must … of the way. Free, Convenient, Safe and Secure. Prevent Overdose RI | Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force …
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
… database. These data can then be used by prescribers and pharmacists in the active treatment of their patients. … dispensed in Rhode Island must be reported. Prescribers and pharmacists can refer to these Frequently Asked Questions … to prescribing an opioid prescription for the first time and every three months thereafter for patients on long-term …