BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: * * * NIH-funded study suggests need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl * * * Individuals with opioid use disorder who were prescribed a lower buprenorphine dose were 20% more likely to discontinue treatment than those on a higher dose, according to a study of patients pres  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Sept 18, 2023: * * * NIH-funded study suggests need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl. * * * Individuals with opioid use disorder who were prescribed a lower buprenorphine dose were 20% more likely to discontinue treatment than those on a higher dose, according to a study of patients prescribed bupr  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: A Pawtucket man who previously admitted to a federal judge that he was in possession of more than two kilos of fentanyl, a loaded Glock handgun, and nearly $80,000 in cash when he was arrested in October 2019 during a Pawtucket Police Department Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison,  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following remarks on Sept. 22, 2023, by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at the International Seapower Symposium 25: * * * Good morning, everyone! It is wonderful to be with you all here at the Naval War College in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island for the 25th International Seapower Symposium. First and foremost, I would like to thank each and every one of you, your spouses, and your staffs for traveli  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Navy's Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti Issues keynote address on Sept. 20, 2023, at ISS-25: * * * Welcome back everyone! I hope that all of your conversations and engagements this morning were both productive and fruitful. It's my sense by walking around and seeing all the connections being made, that we are really starting to build on those friendships, and build that trust that we would really like to continue to have as we fac  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Navy's Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti Issued opening remarks on Sept. 20, 2023, at the International Seapower Symposium: * * * Well, thank you, Pete. And again, thank you to you and your team for hosting the 25th International Seapower Symposium. Good morning, everyone. And what a beautiful Newport morning it is. It's just great to be here with all of you. And it was so enjoyable last night to see you at Rosecliff and to have a c  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news release: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti welcomed international heads of Navy and Coast Guard from nearly 100 nations at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, September 19-22, for the 25th International Seapower Symposium (ISS). First held in Newport in 1969, and biennially thereafter, ISS offers a forum for dialogue between international navies, co  more