Currently, Rhode Island is experiencing an epidemic of opioid overdosing. As with any complex social phenomenon, the epidemic has multiple causes, some known and some unknown. Clearly, opioids from multiple sources are plentiful. Clearly, recreational opioid use has become popular across social strata. And clearly, today’s common street mixes, such as heroin and fentanyl, are very powerful and ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by core deficits in social interaction, language and repetitive behaviors. The need for services is rising sharply as the number of children identified with autism increases. The Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) was founded in 2009 with the goal of increasing communication among autism researchers throughou...

Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts of Rhode Island proposed legislation in 2008 to establish an exchange-like organization called “HealthHub RI.” While the legislation did not pass, she proceeded to convene a public process and study, beginning in the fall of 2008, to identify and evaluate options for a future exchange in Rhode Island. Many different stakeholders participated in this public process...

In May 1996 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Rhode Island’s ban on advertising prices of alcoholic beverages, making Rhode Island the subject of a natural experiment for measuring the impact of advertising on prices. Using Massachusetts prices as controls, we find that while advertising stores substantially cut prices of advertised products, prices of other products, at both advertising and n...

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.5888/pcd12.140583.]. In the article “Effectiveness of Fresh to You, a Discount Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Market in Low-Income Neighborhoods, on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Rhode Island, 2010–2011,” we inadvertently listed an author affiliation for Sara Gorham incorrectly. Ms. Gorham is affiliated with the Institute for Community Health Promotio...