Keyword: 'Xanax' | Herald Community Newspapers

Joshua Mackay-Smith, of Hewlett, was arrested for the second time in four days after he and Oskar Puk, of Inwood, allegedly physically grabbed a cell phone from a 17-year-old who was standing outside his Church Street residence in Inwood at 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 22, according to police. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/19/14

Roxicodone, oxycodone and OxyContin have similar properties and are used to treat moderate to severe pain and anxiety but are also abused by those seeking relief from stress.

For kids, drug abuse begins at home

Despite all the education and the warnings about how drugs — even those that are legally prescribed — can be harmful if abused, young people continue to wander down potentially disastrous paths, according to Kerri Ann Murphy, an Atlantic Beach resident and a registered nurse at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 3/9/11

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