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title: Gillen and Anchor Comment on RI’s New Synthetic Drug Penalties
description: NBC10's story on Rhode Island's new penlaties for selling, manufacturing or possessing synthetic drugs features The Providence Center.
---

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# [Gillen and Anchor Comment on RI’s New Synthetic Drug Penalties](https://www.providencecenter.org/news/gillen-and-anchor-comment-on-ris-new-synthetic-drug-penalties)

 Written by [The Providence Center](https://www.providencecenter.org/news/author/the-providence-center) | June 12, 2014

**Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014

**

NBC10's story on Rhode Island's new penlaties for selling, manufacturing or possessing synthetic drugs features The Providence Center's Director of Anchor Recovery Community Centers Jim Gillen and an Anchor member.

[View the news clip here. ](https://turnto10.com/archive/ri-law-sets-penalties-for-synthetic-drugs)

[View full post](https://www.providencecenter.org/news/gillen-and-anchor-comment-on-ris-new-synthetic-drug-penalties)

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