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Staying sober through the higher power of hope, and friends

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. more

8/30/19

Health insurers count on our silence

I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 5/3/19

More than 200 Oxycodone pills were recovered at a North Merrick home following the arrest of two residents.

Former NYPD officer, teacher's assistant busted in North Merrick with drugs, cash

Nassau County police arrested a North Merrick couple — one former New York City Police Department officer and one teacher's assistant — at their home, near the Brookside school building on Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash as well as opioid pills stashed away. more

By Andrew Garcia | 3/14/19

It’s not socialism, it’s common sense

Once upon a time, the world around us moved at a modest pace. There were no fancy smartphones, laptops, E-ZPass, car navigation systems or ATMs. People bought daily newspapers and magazines . . . more

2/22/19

State must do right by mental health patients

Society has long looked down on mental health patients, according to Andrew Malekoff, executive director of the Roslyn Heights-based North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. So it has been all too easy for insurance companies . . . more

1/24/19

Every day, 2,500 individuals across the country ages 12-17 get high for the first time on prescription drugs.

Bellmore-Merrick School District to host Drug Take-Back Day on May 13

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Community Parent Center will host their annual Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at Grand Avenue Middle School in Bellmore. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/28/17

Pit-bull reporting could topple Trump

Have you heard of Ida Tarbell? In 1903 she wrote a series of pieces for McClure’s magazine about the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company under the ownership of John D. Rockefeller. As a result of her investigative reporting . . . more

3/16/17

Families in Support of Treatment founder Anthony Rizzuto, center, joined Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads and FIST representatives Doree Cohen, Lori Carbonaro, Alicejean Winterhalter, Johanna Ramos, Irene Garone, Paulette Phillipe and Maria McKinnon at “The Impact of Addiction on Youth, Family and Community” program.

Fighting the scourge of drug addiction

Tom Goris, of North Merrick, wore a suit to his corporate job every day. He wore a suit to the pharmacy. And he wore a suit to meet his drug dealer. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 2/1/17

Four charged with heroin dealing in central-south Nassau

Three Merrick men and one East Meadow man were arrested and charged last week with heroin dealing in Merrick and Bellmore in September, according to Nassau County police. more

By Scott Brinton and Daine Taylor | 10/3/16

Long Island can’t give up the fight against opioids

Make no mistake about it: Long Island is losing its battle against the heroin and opioid addiction that is plaguing our local neighborhoods. This new war on drugs includes opioid use, which in many cases . . . more

9/15/16

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