April 12th, 2018 │
https://patch.com/new-york/southampton/tears-painful-truths-hope-task-forces-2nd-opioid-forum/
Stories of heartbreak and hope intermingled Wednesday night as the human faces of the opioid crisis, raging from young to old and from all walks of life
February 4, 2018 │
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/opioids-overdose-li-1.16502706
Authorities are projecting as many as 600 people on Long Island died last year from opioid overdoses, part of a national epidemic that caused more than 60,000 fatalities in 2016. The total number
January 25, 2018 │
https://cseany.org/workforce/csea-regions/region-1/season-of-giving-never-ends-for-the-long-island-womens-committee/
CSEA members consistently give back to the communities in which we live and work. One more recent display of generosity comes from our Long Island Region Women’s Committee who
August 7, 2017 │
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3440470
Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters' Local 290 senior council representative and team leader Anthony Macagnone was recently honored by Outreach, a New York-based drug and alcohol treatment services provider, for his
July 20, 2017 │
http://liherald.com/fivetowns/stories/looking-to-get-ahead-of-the-addiction-problem,93853
As of March 2017 the New York State Department of Health data shows that deaths attributed to opioid overdose in Nassau County decreased from September of 2015 to the same month in 2016. However,
November 4, 2016 │
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-expansion-addiction-treatment-and-prevention-services-long-island
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the expansion of addiction treatment and prevention services on Long Island with the groundbreaking of a $4.6 million community residence center in Brentwood,
December 14, 2015 │
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/362126211.html
Kathleen A. Riddle, president and CEO of Queens-based substance abuse treatment center Outreach, joins Gus Rosendale to talk about the center, which has received a USA Network USA Unites Awards.
December 9, 2015 │
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/queens/news/2015/12/9/nonprofit-group-to-expand-substance-abuse-programs-in-queens.html
Services are expanding in Richmond Hill for women who struggle with substance abuse. The New York Community Trust awarded
October 10, 2015 │
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/john-brower-jr-foundation-s-walk-on-jones-beach-raises-awareness-of-dangers-of-drug-abuse-1.10945589
John Brower Jr.'s trajectory toward a fatal heroin overdose began with a doctor's prescription for painkillers. It's a common scenario, and a 5-kilometer walk in Brower's name