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Patients should stop thinking of powerful pain medications like Oxycontin and Vycodin as slightly stronger versions of Tylenol and Advil. Rather, they should think of them as “heroin pills.”
That’s according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and chief medical officer for Phoenix House, a national, nonprofit drug treatment agency.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/18/14
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The message is simple –– Keep two eyes on the road, two hands on the wheel. Sadly, however, it’s too often ignored by teen drivers, with tragic consequences. Last year the State Farm insurance company began its “Celebrate My Drive” campaign to telegraph such messages to young people. Now the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center is urging students from the Central District’s five schools to join in the effort.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/14
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Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/10/14
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Larry Glenz, a retired Lynbrook High School history teacher, remembers the good times, when his son Kevin was healthy, before he became a heroin addict whose only thought, awake and asleep, was shooting up.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/14/14
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Kennedy High School students played with blocks, threw darts and careered around their gymnasium in oversized pedal carts on April 24 and 25. So one could be forgiven for thinking they were horsing around. There was, however, a deadly serious message behind the fun and games.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/28/14
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, in conjunction with the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, will hold a panel discussion on the college athletics selection process on Wednesday, March 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Mepham High School in North Bellmore.
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2/21/14
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Wendy Tepfer is such an obvious choice for the Herald Life’s Person of the Year, we wondered why we had not selected her before.
Then it occurred to us: Tepfer, 63, is among the most selfless, humble people we know. But make no mistake about it: As executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, and as a PTA leader and a dedicated sports mom before that, she has been an advocate for the community for three decades.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/26/13
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The festivities didn’t stop for more than 100 Bellmore-Merrick seniors when their proms ended last Thursday, as they attended the Bellmore-Merrick Community Wellness Council’s annual post-prom party called Midnight Madness.
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/26/13
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From time to time, I wonder what happened to Kiki. I interviewed her at a pizzeria in downtown Merrick in June 2004. At the time, she was 16 and a Calhoun High School junior. And she drank –– a lot.
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6/13/13
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High school seniors will soon face a potentially life-altering decision only days before they graduate –– to drink or not to drink on prom night.
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6/13/13
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