BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health issued an overdose spike alert for Region 1 on Wednesday.

According to RIDOH, the towns of Burrillville, Foster, Gloucester, and Scituate saw an increase in drug overdoses from July 30 to Aug. 5.

The department said the alerts are released when “a Rhode Island municipality or region has more non-fatal overdoses than usual in a week.”

For more information, visit RIDOH’s website .

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