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On April 19, the Community Parent Center will partner with the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and North Merrick School District’s to present a true story of a father-son relationship that withstood seven years of acciction, recovery and relapse.
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3/29/17
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The chances that a young person will become addicted to alcohol or drugs are less than 1 percent –– if use of a substance begins after the frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed, which …
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By Bridget Downes
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12/1/16
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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 . . .
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9/15/16
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The opioid epidemic is devastating families and communities that are struggling to deal with the loss of seemingly healthy young adults. In response . . .
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9/1/16
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The state legislative session came to an end on June 17, and legislators have a lot of accomplishments to hang their hats on. There are, however, some notable things that did not get done.
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7/6/16
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Mercy Medical Center has opened a program to help people going through withdrawal from opioid addiction.
Based out of Mercy’s Outpatient Behavioral Health Services center in Garden City, the …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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6/29/16
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Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction
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4/21/16
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The auditorium at South Side High School was packed on March 2 for a special discussion of the effects of drugs on the brain.
More than 800 people crowded in to hear Dr. Steven Dewey, a …
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By Alex Costello
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3/9/16
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Speaking about Thanksgiving weekend travel, President Obama warned jittery Americans to “be careful.” Somehow I don’t think that settled anyone’s nerves. We can do more, and it starts here at home.
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12/3/15
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Dan Babich’s family didn’t see any of the signs a suicidal person might display before he took his own life at the Valley Stream deli he owned on May 1. He was 25.
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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9/30/15
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