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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, with State Sen. Michael Venditto, second from right, and Assemblyman Ed Ra, second from left, and other health and local officials outside the Nassau University Medical Center on Aug. 25.
Supervisor: laws against ‘K2’ not strong enough
State and local officials gathered at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Aug. 25 to call for harsher criminalization laws for the sale and use of K2, a street name for a type of synthetic marijuana that has become a popular recreational drug among young adults in recent years. more
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The board of the Makeshift Movement, from left: Alex Tucciarone, chief strategy officer and founder; Laure Peteroy, chief communications officer and founder; Jessica DiRocco, chief operations officer and founder; Alison Amato, chief community liaison and founder; Samantha Postle, senior adviser; and John Kuehn, director.
Makeshift Movement fights illness with education
“We’re not going to fix anything tonight, we’re not going to solve any problems and we’re not going to judge anybody,” Alexander Tucciarone, chief strategy officer of the Makeshift … more
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Hair-raising tale of drug cartel hits home
I cherish a dreamy memory of Mexico. It was 1990, and we were on vacation in Zihuatanejo, then a sleepy fishing village, on the Pacific coast. more
The Makeshift Movement to hold inaugural meeting
Created in memory of Anthony DiRocco, who committed suicide in September 2014 and named after “Makeshift”, the name of a self-made skateboard/hangout area that Anthony frequented growing up in Oceanside, a new group is forming to tackle mental health, suicide and substance abuse issues. more
Good news week? Bad news week? Your choice.
I’m seeing good news on all fronts this week, primarily because I choose to. This is a quest: I am seeking the comfort of upbeat stories. more
Oceanside resident and recovering heroin addict Steven Dodge spoke to the crowd at the Oceanside Library about how he became addicted.
An education against drugs
Oceanside confronted a serious problem on June 23 with a forum on drug addiction and abuse at the Oceanside Library more
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Community Parent Center hosted a Drug Take-Back event at Mepham High School on May 30. Above, from left, were Nassau County police officer Kenneth Parker, Bellmore Fire Department emergency medical technician Rami Kranz, North Merrick School District Trustee Neil Brown, John Scalesi, Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force volunteer Michael Reid, County Legislator Steve Rhoads, State Sen. Michael Venditto, Parent Center Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, Central District Assistant Superintendent David Seinfeld and NCPD officer Hoscar Walters.
Bellmore-Merrick drug take-back yields thousand pounds of pills
“All of us were shocked by how great it went,” said David Seinfeld, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction. He was referring to Drug Take-Back Day, ... more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on May 30. Bellmore-Merrick’s first-ever drug take-back event yielded 10 33-gallon bags –– or more than 200 pounds –– of medications last fall. Above were, from left, David Seinfeld, the Central District assistant superintendent for instruction; Wendy Tepfer, Community Parent Center executive director; and Saul Lerner, the Central District director of health, phys. ed. and athletics.
Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center to hold Drug Take-Back Day
The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mepham High School, 2401 Camp Ave., Bellmore. more
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Nassau County faces a real fight against heroin
What’s the biggest concern on Long Island today? Sure, property taxes and quality education are always on everyone’s mind, but right now the heroin epidemic that is threatening members of our community . . . more
Members of the Rockville Centre Youth Council presented the Don’t Press Send pledge and Dare to Care Day. From left are Katie Travers, Jillian Schumacher, Kelly Jahn, Ryan Martirano, Izzy Grillo, Kate Woythayler, Matt DeLucio, Andrew Livingstone, Joe Casavecchia and Alex Stamboulidis.
Think before you send
On March 30, Rockville Centre’s Drug, Alcohol and Violence Prevention Task Force hosted the Don’t Press Send Campaign to address the need for parent and child dialogue as social media becomes a bigger aspect of everyday life. more
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