PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Raimondo on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive plan designed to prevent deaths from drug overdose. Among the key elements are stricter controls on opioid prescriptions, more trained and certified peer recovery specialists, and greater use of naloxone, commonly sold as Narcan, which can revive someone who has overdosed on heroin and other opioids."Drug overdoses represent a public health crisis that is as [...]

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