Overdose deaths down in Rhode Island for the first time in four years

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Officials announced Wednesday that Rhode Island saw its first decrease in overdose deaths in four years. According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, 32 fewer people died from drug overdoses in 2023 than in 2022, down to 404 deaths. That number lines up with the national trend, as overdoses were … Read more