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In search of the perfect college
I can’t explain precisely how I determined which college I would attend. The process was more art than science. more
Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, LICADD’s director since 2009, said Long Island has “not even turned a corner” in fighting its increasing opiate crisis.
LICADD director to step down
Jeffrey Reynolds, the executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, said he will be resigning from the organization at the end of June to become the president and chief executive officer of the Family and Children’s Association, a move that Reynolds said was “the most difficult decision I’ve made in my life.” more
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Substance-abuse experts say the legalization of marijuana in Colorado is making drug education more difficult. Many teens, they say, now underestimate the dangers that the drug presents.
Drug education getting tougher in Nassau County after budget cuts
With heroin claiming the lives of hundreds in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past two years, police are stepping up enforcement measures. In February, nine were arrested in the so-called … more
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We need to give teens options
The murder of Lauren Daverin-Gresham in Rockville Centre late last month once again pointed up a recurring problem: We often overlook our teenagers. more
An alternative to the after-prom bacchanal
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. more
Teens must learn that they shouldn't drink
It’s impossible to know what cure will go undiscovered, what useful invention never devised, what art uncreated, what science unimagined, what wisdom unuttered because a boy’s or girl’s potential was submerged in vodka bottles or drowned in cans of beer. more
Linda Mangano, at lectern, the wife of Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, joined by Dr. Jeff Reynolds, second from left, executive director of Long Island Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, promoted Narcan training programs.
Hoping to save lives
It’s a situation no one ever envisions: caring for someone — stranger or friend — who overdoses on drugs or loses consciousness after drinking. more
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The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth says that the alcohol industry often engages teens on Facebook and other social media.
Teens are a target market for alcohol ads
The Facebook images of teens toting bottles of Jim Beam, Bacardi and Budweiser at parties were alarming. During his presentation at Long Beach Medical Center's Coalition to Prevent Underage … more
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The Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking says that alcoholic beverages like Joose are marketed to minors.
Tackling underage drinking in Long Beach
“The underage drinking problem in Long Beach is huge,” said Judi Vining, coordinator of the Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking. “When I was growing up you … more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, headed by Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, hosted a forum on Wednesday, “The Dangers In Your Medicine Cabinet,” which looked at the prescription-drug abuse epidemic now plaguing New York, including Nassau County.
Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center confronts Nassau’s pill epidemic
They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest. more
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