New RI law requires colleges to give RAs naloxone training

New RI law requires colleges to give RAs naloxone training

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Resident advisors are already on campus at the University of Rhode Island (URI) as they prepare for the return of their fellow classmates. While the early return to school comes with bystander training sessions, this year a new state law requires RAs to be trained on overdose tools like naloxone. During an hour-long training session, it only took Catherine Ahern less than a minute to show students how to administer…