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Bellmorite Carine Firestone took to the stage at K.J. Farrell’s on Dec. 20 for a charity event that she organized to help keep Long Islanders in need warm this winter.

One Bellmore resident recently brought the community together with an important goal in mind: spreading the “gift of warmth” this winter. Carine Firestone, a local singer-song writer and … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/8/15

A postal worker from North Bellmore was one of eight people who federal officials allege was stealing and distributing large amounts of marijuana.

Postal worker charged in alleged drug ring

A North Bellmore man was one of eight U.S. postal workers who federal prosecutors allege recently stole and distributed large amounts of marijuana.The postal employees, who work at the Logistical … more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/17/14

Steve Chassman, a former Bellmore resident who graduated from Kennedy High School in 1988, was named executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. on Nov. 3.

Kennedy alumnus named LICADD director

A former Bellmore resident and Kennedy High School alumnus was recently named executive director of one of Long Island’s largest non-profit drug- and alcohol-treatment agencies. Steve Chassman, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/13/14

Among the volunteers collecting drugs were Allison Siegel, a Phoenix House social worker; Michael Reid, a Merrick Fire Department volunteer; and Dan Yngstrom, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg’s aide.

Getting pain pills off the street

A drug take-back event sponsored by the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, the Central High School District and the Heroin Task Force on Sept. 27 yielded more than 200 pounds of medications, representing hundreds, if not thousands, of the opioid prescription pain pills that a growing number of teenagers are abusing, according to Wendy Tepfer, the Parent Center’s executive director. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/1/14

Unused and unwanted prescription pain medications should be removed from the home immediately, according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, chief medical officer for the drug-treatment agency Phoenix House.

Nation in crisis: painkiller progression

Patients should stop thinking of powerful pain medications like Oxycontin and Vycodin as slightly stronger versions of Tylenol and Advil. Rather, they should think of them as “heroin pills.” That’s according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and chief medical officer for Phoenix House, a national, nonprofit drug treatment agency. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/18/14

Wendy Tepfer, front, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, is among the leaders sponsoring the first Bellmore-Merrick Drug Takeback Day on Sept. 27. She was joined at a meeting of the Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force last Friday by, from left, Donna Nogid, legislative assistant to Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg; Pat Gleiberman, young adult librarian at the Bellmore Memorial Library; and Lisa Finn, director of clinical services and community outreach for Phoenix House.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center, heroin task force sponsoring drug takeback

Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/10/14

Addiction counselor Karen Palmiero spoke at a Phoenix House-hosted opiate seminar at the Merrick Library on June 18.

Battling Nassau’s heroin crisis

“If I could have turned the switch to just end my life, I would have done it, guaranteed,” said Casey C., a former heroin addict, at a Phoenix House-sponsored addiction seminar at the … more

By Casey Pinner | 6/25/14

Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, LICADD’s director since 2009, said Long Island has “not even turned a corner” in fighting its increasing opiate crisis.

LICADD director to step down

Jeffrey Reynolds, the executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, said he will be resigning from the organization at the end of June to become the president and chief executive officer of the Family and Children’s Association, a move that Reynolds said was “the most difficult decision I’ve made in my life.” more

By David Weingrad | 5/28/14

Heroin, turning teens into Gollums

I don’t presume to fully understand heroin addiction. I can’t imagine the demons that lurked in the mind of acclaimed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. I’ve never used heroin, and I never will. more

4/24/14

30 prescription drug 'drop-off' sites to open Saturday in Nassau

On Saturday, April 26, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., 30 locations throughout Nassau County will serve as "drop-off" sites for individuals to dispose of prescription drugs. more

4/23/14

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