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Mental Health Association of Nassau County is hosting their inaugural Overdose Prevention & Awareness Walk Saturday, Oct. 8 at  Jones Beach State Park Field 5. Above, the nonproft's Executive Director Jeff McQueen.
Overdose Awareness and Prevention Walk at Jones Beach, Saturday
The Mental Health Association of Nassau County is hosting their inaugural Overdose Prevention & Awareness Walk Saturday, Oct. 8 at  Jones Beach State Park Field 5. more
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We must act now to stem the opioid crisis
A Merrick pain doctor, Michael Belfiore, 58, was sentenced on Dec. 16 to 23 years in prison after he was convicted of selling opioid prescriptions to patients . . . more
Public health is political, but shouldn’t be partisan
Taxes, property assessments, crime and schools were top concerns for Long Island politicians in the Nov. 2 elections. Both Democrats and Republicans tried to persuade voters that . . . more
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Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito will present four Narcan training sessions this month.
Drug overdoses increase during the coronavirus pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to wreak havoc with the new Omicron variant, it is easy to forget that the United States was, and still is, battling a drug epidemic whose scope is made clear by a single sobering statistic: There were 100,306 overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in April of this year, an increase of nearly 29 percent over the previous time period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. more
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Jack Gisonda
Franklin Square man arrested in connection with Wantagh overdose
A Franklin Square man was arrested on Oct. 17 at 2:35 p.m. in connection with a fatal overdose that occurred in Wantagh, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Narcotics Detectives said … more
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Health insurers count on our silence
I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend. more
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Alan Sadowsky
East Meadow man arrested for sale of heroin that led to overdose deaths of two Oceanside residents
An East Meadow man was arrested for allegedly selling heroin to two Oceanside residents and a Plainview resident who died of overdoses. more
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David Gugel, left, and Michael Thomas were arrested Tuesday after an investigation into a fatal overdose in Rockville Centre.
Two arrested after fatal overdose in Rockville Centre
Two men were arrested on Tuesday after detectives in the Nassau County Police Department investigated a fatal overdose that occurred in Rockville Centre the day before. more
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NCPD Commissioner Pat Ryder talks to residents at Levittown firehouse on April 5.
Fatal overdoses down in Wantagh, THC use up
Wantagh is the latest community targeted by Nassau County’s Operation Natalie drug abuse prevention and education program, which county officials say has already resulted in significantly decreased overdoses. more
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David Hymowitz, of the Nassau County Department of Human Services, led a training session at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Aug. 23, teaching residents how to reverse an opioid overdose by administering Narcan.
In midst of opioid epidemic, Rockville Centre residents train to save lives
“Everyone here is concerned about someone else,” Rabbi Marc Gruber said at a Narcan training session last week at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth. “Whether it’s someone you know or a stranger, it’s so vitally important that we be here for one another.” more
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