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The Wall Street Journal
Fatal Overdoses Fall to Prepandemic Levels
Overdose deaths have declined 27% in 2024. "This progress is encouraging, but it's fragile." Read more from CAAS Professor Alexandria Macmadu's conversation with The Wall Street Journal.
Everyday Health
Heavy and Even Moderate Drinking Can Harm the Brain, Study Finds
CAAS faculty Chris Kahler and Mollie Monnig were quoted in an article by Every Day Health about the effects of drinking on the brain.
April 10, 2025
News from Brown
Three-quarters of survey respondents supported an overdose prevention center in their neighborhood
An assessment by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health revealed that before the opening of an OPC in Providence, people living and working in the area were generally supportive.
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