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.
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By Alexa Anderwkavich
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10/7/22
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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 . . .
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12/23/21
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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 . . .
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By Martine Hackett
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12/2/21
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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.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/2/21
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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 …
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By Melissa Koenig
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10/18/19
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I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend.
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By Andrew Malekoff
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5/3/19
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An East Meadow man was arrested for allegedly selling heroin to two Oceanside residents and a Plainview resident who died of overdoses.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/30/19
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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.
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By Briana Bonfiglio and Ben Strack
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1/9/19
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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.
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By Eden Laikin
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9/20/18
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“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.”
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By Ben Strack
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8/30/18
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