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New Horizon Counseling Center, whose Nassau facility is in Valley Stream, is offering 24/7 mental health phone counseling.

New Horizon offering 24/7 counseling in time of need

As millions of people nationwide lose their jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak, and millions more shelter in place to avoid infection, anxieties are likely at an all-time high. But in Nassau County, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/13/20

The Oceanside SAFE Coalition met on Feb. 27 at the Oceanside Library. The group typically meets every third Thursday of the month.

Preventing substance abuse in Oceanside

In the years after Alison Eriksen graduated Oceanside High School in 2004, several of her former classmates struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues. Some of them died of overdoses or suicide. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/5/20

Signs of hope amid the opioid crisis

"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.” So began Hunter S. Thompson’s 1972 drug-addled novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" . . . more

12/5/19

Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, at lectern, joined, from left, Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, County Supervisor Laura Curran, County Legislator Debra Mulé and Councilman Dennis Dunne on Sept. 3 to announce a local law that, if enacted, would prohibit the sale of flavored e-liquids used in vaping devices.

Town to ban sale of flavored e-liquids

Town of Hempstead officials called for a ban on the sale of flavored e-liquids used in electronic vape devices at a Town Board meeting Sept. 3. Elected officials and health experts said the … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/12/19

Obamacare’s deleterious effect on the war on drugs

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 more

4/21/16

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

7/8/15

Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney, far left, spoke about the growing drug abuse problem in Long Beach.

Local leaders tackle growing heroin problem

There were 35 drug overdoses in Long Beach last year. Six were fatal, and four of those were attributable to heroin. In light of the apparently growing heroin problem on Long Island, the city held … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 3/19/14

No vacation when ‘Molly’ visits

If your teenage children start talking about “Molly,” they’re probably not talking about a new friend from school, but a drug that is making its way through the Nassau County drug culture, … more

Howard Schwach | 4/5/13

Preventing drug abuse

At a meeting of the Island Park Civic Association last week, Detective Pamela Stark, of the Nassau County Police Department’s Community Affairs Department, spoke to parents about the prescription … more

10/17/12

Drug epidemic is subject of local forum

East Meadow is hardly immune to the prescription-pill and heroin epidemic that is plaguing Long Island. Seven local residents in their early 20s have died from overdoses since January. more

By Shannon Koehle | 6/1/12

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