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Support law enforcement in the fight against opioid epidemic
It is difficult to fully comprehend the opioid epidemic’s effects across New York state. But without the brave service of our law enforcement officials, it’s likely that the impacts of opioid addiction and overdoses would be even more severe. more
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Chris Herren, a former NBA player who struggled with drug addiction for years, addressed a packed auditorium at South Side High School on March 20.
Former NBA player shares story of addiction with Rockville Centre students, parents
“When it comes to addiction, I think we’ve gone horribly wrong with the way we present it to our children,” former NBA player Chris Herren told a packed South Side High School auditorium on March 20. “I think we put way too much focus on the worst day, and we forget the first day.” more
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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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Larry Glenz
Emotional South Side H.S. presentation focuses on addiction
On the day before he succumbed to his final heroin overdose, Kevin Glenz was in a hospital in Iowa, recovering from his penultimate one. On the phone, he told his father, Larry, “Dad, you can’t … more
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Jeffrey Reynolds, the president and CEO of Family and Children's Association, spoke in front of 200 people at an event hosted by Adelphi University on Oct. 12 called “Smacked by the Storm: How Long Island Can Recover From Its Opioid Crisis.”
Seeking shelter from the opioid ‘storm’
Linda Ventura, of Kings Park, has been meeting with New York State legislators in Albany since 2012 to challenge a law mandating that people struggling with addiction fail an outpatient treatment program before acceptance into an inpatient program. more
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Tempo offers a variety of treatment and support programs to help clients overcome addiction. From left, Executive Director Cindy Wolff, Director of Health Services Elaine Squeri and bookkeeper Charlene Senzon.
Tempo Group is on the offensive against addiction
Long Island is in the grips of an epidemic. Nassau and Suffolk Medical Examiner’s offices have tallied 68 deaths due to opioids as of August for 2017. For nearly 50 years Tempo Group, a non-profit outpatient-counseling center, has been battling substance abuse through supportive therapies and prevention programs. more
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This map shows the locations of NCPD heroin arrests.
Island Park has third-highest rate of heroin arrests in county
“It comes in waves.”James Miotto, Island Park’s fire chief and an emergency medical worker, said the Fire Department gets called to the scene of a heroin overdose as frequently as … more
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Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton recently introduced new legislation that she and her fellow Democrats hope will help to curb prescription opioid addiction and overdoses.
Legislators aim to warn of opioid dangers at the pharmacy
Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, a Glen Cove Democrat, on Monday introduced new legislation that she and her fellow Democrats hope will help to curb prescription opioid addiction and overdoses. more
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Art Rosenthal, who died on Aug. 1 at age 72, spoke about the services offered at the Confide Counseling & Consultation Center at a Town Hall meeting in Rockville Centre in March.
'His mission was to rebuild lives'
Arthur Rosenthal, executive director of the Rockville Centre-based Confide Counseling & Consultation Center, died on Aug. 1 after a 16-month battle with esophageal cancer. He was 72. Mike Charles, … more
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Claudia Marra, of Glen Cove, lost her husband to a fentanyl overdose in 2009. Records indicate that the drug was prescribed to him by Dr. Michael Belfiore, who practices in Merrick and is currently facing federal charges of overprescribing opioid medications.
A life cut short by addiction
Claudia Marra said that she and her husband, Mario, spent the last day of his life on vacation in upstate New York with their two boys. The family was visiting relatives. It was the late winter of 2009, and they planned to take their young sons snow-tubing the next day. more
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