A weapon in the fight against LI’s heroin epidemic
The level of addiction among kids, the corresponding desperation in parents and the lack of available resources has organizations such as the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence...
View Article120 from Long Island arrested on drug charges
More than 120 men and women from Long Island have been arrested on drug charges, as police have targeted those shuttling between the suburbs and New York City to buy cheaper heroin to mix with...
View ArticleFormer Smithtown official Bonerba in heroin bust
Robert Bonerba, 62, the disgraced former head of Smithtown’s building department, was arrested by state narcotics investigators for buying $500 worth of heroin in a K-Mart parking lot on Tuesday...
View ArticleFBI arrests dozens in heroin bust on Long Island
FBI agents have raided dozens of homes across Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens in a massive heroin bust. Spokesman Peter Donald confirmed Tuesday that 18 people were in custody but declined to comment...
View ArticleLI schools address addicts
Whether it’s news of another celebrity entering rehab or a local pharmacy robbery by someone wasted on prescription drugs, it’s no secret substance abuse is on the rise. But for Long Island, that’s...
View ArticleSentences ease 40 years after Rockefeller laws
The Rockefeller drug laws called for unprecedented sentencing guidelines – as in mandatory prison sentences of 15 years to life for possession of illegal drugs.
View ArticleLI woman’s alleged cancer scam shocks community
Authorities say they have received dozens of calls from people thinking they may have been victimized by an alleged cancer charity scam on Long Island.
View ArticleNassau, Suffolk pass heroin laws
The Nassau and Suffolk County legislatures this week passed similar bills aimed at fighting heroin trafficking and distribution. The laws, dubbed “Natalie’s Law” after a Massapequa teenager who died...
View ArticleIndependent pharmacies to offer naloxone without prescription
The medication is already available without a prescription at some of the biggest pharmacies in New York
View ArticleQ & A with Jeffrey Reynolds
CEO of Family and Children's Association talks about solutions to Long Island’s drug problem
View ArticlePolice seize massive drug packaging supply warehouse in NY
Sale of $19K in drugs to undercover LI cops leads to arrests
View ArticlePanel calls on FDA to review safety of opioid painkillers
Report links painkiller, heroin epidemic
View ArticleSchumer: DEA to station anti-heroin team on Long Island
LI to get special heroin enforcement team
View ArticleThe battle against opiate addiction on Long Island
Long Island is ground zero for the heroin and opiate epidemic
View ArticleOpiates hitting youth hardest
Many addicts report addiction habits starting at 12 years old
View ArticleEnden: Coalition from Northwell seeking solutions to opioid crisis
The fact is that this crisis is being felt by all ages and socioeconomic groups
View ArticlePolice seize massive drug packaging supply warehouse in NY
Sale of $19K in drugs to undercover LI cops leads to arrests
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