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In a Purdue Pharma video shared with the Herald last year by attorney Tom Liotti, a doctor, pictured in a still, extolled the virtues of opioid pain medications such as OxyContin. New York joined dozens of states, as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties, last week in suing the drug manufacturer for allegedly misleading doctors and the public about opioids and their dangers.
Suing an opioid maker
New York state Attorney General Barbara Underwood last week joined dozens of states and New York counties in suing OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma for its alleged role in causing the opioid crisis. more
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Demystifying Anthony Bourdain
My brief viewer-host relationship with Anthony Bourdain took a nosedive in May 2013, a month after his CNN travel-food show, “Parts Unknown,” premiered. more
Natalie Ciappa's parents hold a photo of their teenage daughter Natalie who died from a heroin overdose at a Seaford home during a party in 2008. Today, nassau officials named their aggressive campaign against the opioid epidemic: Operation Natalie
NCPD: Operation Natalie
Nassau Officials name their aggressive campaign to rid the county of the Opioid Epidemic — Operation Natalie, in remembrance of Natalie Ciappa who died at a Seaford house party in 2008. more
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) held up the White House’s “An American Budget” proposal for the 2019 federal budget while he explained his concerns for moving the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program to the Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration.
Schumer: White House budget will jeopardize opioid fight
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, denounced the White House’s 2019 federal budget proposal on Feb. 26. more
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Holding drug addicts after detox worth considering
Parents are among the most stalwart figures in Long Island’s fight to curb the opioid crisis. Too many have lost children to addiction. They join community coalitions and turn out for public … more
State Sen. John Brooks introduced legislation last week that would mandate insurance coverage for medical devices approved to treat debilitating withdrawal symptoms caused by addiction to heroin and other opioids.
Proposed bill would order insurers to cover opioid withdrawal devices
In the past two years, Nassau County has seen an uptick in fatal heroin and opioid overdoses. According to the district attorney’s office, there were 146 opioid-related deaths in the county … more
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State Sen. John Brooks, center, and members of his opioid work group shared prevention and recovery tips at a news conference in Massapequa on Sept. 14.
‘Destroying our communities’
State Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, has formed an opioid policy working group of experts and community leaders from Wantagh, Seaford and surrounding areas to battle the  epidemic … more
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Brooks said that he is working with anti-drug groups in the Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown and Massapequa area to tackle opioid abuse.
Local leaders act to curb opioid abuse
With drug arrests and opioid overdoses on the rise in Nassau County, local community and elected leaders from Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown and bordering areas are taking action. To help curb local … more
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A Naloxone Hydrochloride injection, better known as Narcan, reverses a heroin overdose by blocking opioid receptors in the brain. The Levittown Community Action Coalition will hold Narcan seminars for community members.
Tackling the opioid epidemic
In the last two years, Nassau County has seen an uptick in heroin and opioid fatal overdoses. According to the district attorney’s office, there were 146 opioid-related deaths in the county … more
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How can we make a great country greater?
In this time of Thanksgiving, we would do well to recognize the strength of our democracy and be thankful we can vote freely for whomever we choose. I urge all of the protesters and naysayers to put down your signs and give President-elect Trump a chance . . . more
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