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COBRE on Opioids and Overdose

This center is a NIH-funded COBRE on Opioids and Overdose at Rhode Island Hospital which aims to establish excellence in research on opioids.

10/17/2025

Join us next week for Innovations in Opioid Overdose Prevention, presented by Dr. Basak Tas! Friday, October 24th at 2:30pm, in-person and over Zoom.

Dr Basak Tas is a Research Fellow at the National Addiction Centre, King’s College London. Her research focuses on opioid addiction treatment innovation and overdose prevention, spanning experimental studies of he**in overdose, evaluation of wearable biosensors, and investigations into the acceptability of new technologies among people who use opioids.

You can register for the event by going to tinyurl.com/cobretas !

10/13/2025

The Symposium on Substance Use Research (SOSUR) is happening November 5-6th!
SOSUR focuses on leveraging research, knowledge, and insight on substance use from across the country. The symposium includes expert keynotes, panels, and research presentations on a wide variety of substance use topics

This annual symposium is virtual, free and open to the public - you can register here: https://rdar.unl.edu/center-news-events/virtual-2025-symposium-substance-use-research/

09/30/2025

Check out Evolving Trends in the Drug Supply and Considerations for Action presented by Dr. Alex J. Krotulski and Dr. Traci Green, September 2025 - now available on the COBRE YouTube page: https://buff.ly/zbt7YPk

The presentation was part of the annual Emerging Trends Symposium is presented by The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI), held in September 2025.

09/26/2025

Save the Date: Join us for Innovations in Opioid Overdose Prevention, presented by Dr. Basak Tas on Friday, October 24th! More details to follow.
You can register for the event here: tinyurl.com/cobretas

09/04/2025

Rhode Island is observing International Overdose Awareness Day today, September 4th. In recognition of this day and of our family, friends, community we have lost to overdose, vigils, gatherings and the state's largest naloxone distribution event will be happening around Rhode Island.

You can learn more and IOAD find events in Rhode Island here: https://preventoverdoseri.org/events-calendar/

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09/02/2025

The COBRE and PONI will be tabling at Rally4Recovery on September 13th - we hope to see you there!
For more information visit: ricares.org/rally4recovery
Para más información visite: ricare.org/rally4recovery

08/31/2025

August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD): a day to honor the lives and memories of our family, our friends, and our community members whom we have lost to overdose, and a time to recommit ourselves to working every day to end overdose.

Rhode Island will observe IOAD on September 4th: to learn more and to volunteer with the state’s largest naloxone distribution event, please visit: https://preventoverdoseri.org/events-calendar/

08/29/2025

Join Health Affairs on September 3 for a virtual issue brief where authors discuss their major findings and insights from Health Affairs’ September theme issue on opioid, and again on September 17th for a virtual lunch and learn to discuss the current opioids policy landscape and what lies ahead. ��

You can find the registration for both events here: https://linktr.ee/opioidcobre

08/28/2025

Rhode Island will observe International Overdose Awareness Day on September 4th; this is a day to remember those we have lost to overdose while recommitting ourselves to the work needed to end overdose. To learn more about how to volunteer with the state's largest naloxone distribution event, check out the the link below:
https://preventoverdoseri.org/events-calendar/

08/22/2025

Health Policy Briefing: Insights About the Opioid Crisis is happening Wednesday September 3rd, 1-4pm! Register for this virtual event here: https://buff.ly/bHIugVf

Health Affairs will publish a theme issue on the opioid crisis in September 2025, adding new empirical research articles, perspectives, and policy proposals for addressing opioid misuse and addiction to the national dialogue around opioid use disorders. Join this event to hear the authors discuss their major findings and insights from this theme issue!

08/18/2025

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is August 31st, 2025: a day to remember loved ones we have lost, and a day of committed action toward ending overdose.

Learn more about IOAD and how to get involved from anywhere at the link below, as well as how to volunteer to distribute naloxone across Rhode Island on September 4th.

https://linktr.ee/opioidcobre

08/08/2025

The COBRE is proud to be one of the co-hosts of the 2025 Symposium on Substance Use Research (SOSUR). The event is currently accepting submissions for short research presentations and the rapid fire poster session through Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025.

More information about the Call for Abstracts and SOSUR can be found here: https://buff.ly/VHDJlzj

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