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Susan Terhune and John Cabral visit the grave of their son, Eric Cabral, on the one-year anniversary of his death. Eric died 12 days after his mandated return to Rhode Island from a Florida drug-treatment program; he had violated his probation by leaving the state without permission. The Providence Journal/Sandor Bodo

March 6, 2016March 20, 2016Lynn Arditi

Drugs, probation a deadly mix for R.I. son

Ray Johnson, of Aids Care Ocean State, shows someone on a street in Central Falls an overdose prevention kit contaiing naloxone and needles. In the background is Keith Thompson, a member of the team of outreach workers who look for people on the street who might use the kit to saves lives. The Providence Journal/Mary Murphy

June 6, 2015April 1, 2017Lynn Arditi

Outreach workers say scarce supply of Narcan inhibits effort to save lives lost to drug overdoses

April 24, 2015July 1, 2016Lynn Arditi

Heroin’s toll: ‘We have people dying’ in Burrillville

April 6, 2014April 1, 2015Lynn Arditi

Overdosed: Addicts easily game a system with fraudulent prescriptions