A Long Island doctor, with offices in Franklin Square, was arrested on Sunday night for allegedly prescribing vast amounts of oxycodone throughout 2015, federal authorities said. According to … more

“I’ve learned a lot about myself in the past five years,” former professional basketball player Chris Herren said. “And I truly believe that we’ve gone wrong with the way we educate our children about addiction. I think we want to focus on the last day, show them pictures of the worst day, and we forget about the first day.” more

Nassau County police arrested an Oceanside man on drug and weapons charges after he allegedly tried to assault two officers on Austin Boulevard near the intersection of California Place North in Island Park on Friday night. more

“They are the best liars and manipulators in the world,” Lori Dodge said of addicts at a drug-awareness seminar in East Rockaway on Dec. 2. “It doesn’t matter if you’re there right [with] them, or if you’re at work that day.” more

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. more

East Meadow School District administrators, Board of Education trustees, teachers, parents and community members gathered at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center last week with one goal in mind: … more

From Oct. 23 to 31, many East Meadow School District students celebrated Red Ribbon Week - an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually. Students … more

The drug addicts’ brain scans that Dr. Stephen Dewey takes appear in psychedelic shades of red, yellow, green and blue, each indicating a level of brain activity — or inactivity. Red means excited. Blue is dormant. Dewey is the laboratory director for behavioral and molecular neuro-imaging at the North Shore-LIJ Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. In that capacity, he’s put hundreds of addicts’ brains to the test — the positron emission tomography test, that is — seeking to understand precisely what happens to the mind when a pot smoker lights up or a heroin junkie shoots up. And, he has found, it isn’t pretty. more

On Monday, Nov. 9, the Rockville Centre School District will be hosting a Narcan training seminar to teach people how to administer the drug that can stop an opioid overdose. Narcan is a special … more

“Young people should know about the dangers of drug and substance abuse at earlier ages due to the increased amount of drugs on Long Island,” said Nassau County Police Activity League [NCPAL] … more