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A police investigation into several fatal overdoses and numerous community complaints has led to the arrest of a Wantagh man for drug dealing and possession.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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8/13/18
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A Lynbrook woman was found dead last week at the Capri Lynbrook Motor Inn of a heroin overdose, and a subsequent investigation led to the arrest of her alleged dealers.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/10/18
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Nassau police say they have seen a 38 percent drop in drug overdose deaths countywide since late February, when they began an aggressive, five-pronged approach to tackling the opioid epidemic. Non-fatal overdoses, meanwhile, are down 23 percent, police said.
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By Eden Laikin
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4/12/18
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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 …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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12/7/17
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“He always had a sparkle in his eyes, an impish grin and the cutest dimple in one of his cheeks,” said Audrey Demas, mother of Rockville Centre resident Gregory Demas, who died at his home on …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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11/6/17
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Lisa Schmidt, of Merrick, lost her son Joseph to an opioid overdose four years ago when he was 20. She shared her story during a Aug. 24 news conference in Mineola, at which County Executive Ed Mangano presented the most recent data on opioid overdose deaths in Nassau.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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8/31/17
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“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 …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/11/17
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“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 four …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/10/17
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In the last two years, Nassau County has seen an uptick in heroin and opioid fatal overdoses. According to the district attorney’s office, there were 146 opioid-related deaths in the county …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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8/4/17
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“You could ask any police officer, and they’ll tell you that you’re not going to arrest your way out of this,” said Steven Dodge, an Oceanside High School graduate and former drug addict who started the Saving Lives from Addiction through Treatment and Education Project to educate youth about the dangers of substance abuse. “It has to come from every sector of the community. I mean, essentially, that’s what communities are for.”
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By Ben Strack
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5/11/17
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