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Purim is a time of celebration and festivities but in recent years has also become an opportunity for dangerous behaviors with devastating outcomes.
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By Susan Blauner
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3/11/22
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As part of its Lock Inventory Dispose campaign, the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition hosted a prescription drug take back day outside the Hatzalah garage on West Broadway in Woodmere on Oct. 24.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/28/21
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Prompted by the relaxing of New York state’s marijuana laws and cultural concern over the alcohol consumption at synagogue kiddushes and the example it sets for young people, Madraigos, a Woodmere-based nonprofit that focuses on youth counseling, and Achiever, a community resource center in Lawrence, combined to hold a program at Congregation Beth Sholom, also in Lawrence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/22/21
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Battling an autoimmune disease, not being able to use the school laboratory and worrying about contacting enough people to complete a survey were the individual obstacles that a trio of Five Towns students faced in completing the projects that led them to be named semifinalists in the prestigious 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/13/21
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With the new year underway, local shops in the Five Towns are no longer able to sell flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine products.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/16/20
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I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can.
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8/30/19
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Established with the mission of combating drug and alcohol abuse, the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition was created by several local organizations and institutions, including the Cedarhurst-based Marion & Aaron Gural JCC.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/8/19
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In an effort to help ensure that their students make positive lifestyle choices, four yeshivas in the Five Towns have designed programs and incorporate lessons that aim to educate the youngsters and their parents about alcohol and substance abuse.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/8/17
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Recoveries R US, an organization that educates future New York state-certified alcohol- and substance-abuse counselors, welcomed their first graduating class of nine students at a ceremony held in Inwood on Dec. 9. The program combines 350 hours of course work with internship experience.
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By Diana Colapietro
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12/23/16
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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has allocated $2 million in funds forfeited by convicted criminals for heroin treatment for teenagers ages 13 to 17.
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By Jeff Bessen and Scott Brinton
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11/30/16
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