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Every addictive drug works by increasing dopamine in the brain, Dr. Stephen Dewey explained to a packed auditorium at South Side High School on March 20.
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By Ben Strack
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3/28/19
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Once upon a time, the world around us moved at a modest pace. There were no fancy smartphones, laptops, E-ZPass, car navigation systems or ATMs. People bought daily newspapers and magazines . . .
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2/22/19
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Society has long looked down on mental health patients, according to Andrew Malekoff, executive director of the Roslyn Heights-based North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. So it has been all too easy for insurance companies . . .
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1/24/19
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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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A Baldwinite is accused of supplying drugs to dealers as part of a narcotics distribution ring that operated throughout Long Island and parts of New York City, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced Nov. 8. A second Baldwin man, four Freeporters, a Rockville Centre resident and a Wantagh woman were also arrested as part of the bust, prosecutors announced.
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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11/9/18
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A Baldwinite is accused of supplying drugs to dealers as part of a narcotics distribution ring that operated throughout Long Island and parts of New York City, the Suffolk County District Attorney …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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11/9/18
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Members of the Rockville Centre Police Department were among local representatives who attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s 17th annual Mid-Year Training Institute last week in Orlando, Fla.
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By Ben Strack
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7/25/18
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Hundreds of masks made by a dozen organizations were on display at the Rockville Centre Youth Council’s event, where their incoming officers were also inducted for next year.
In partnership with …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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6/21/18
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Ninety percent of Rockville Centre students think smoking is wrong. Seventy-one percent think smoking marijuana is wrong. But only 57 percent of those in grades eight to 12 think drinking regularly is wrong.
Though less than 3 percent of those surveyed said they would look cool if they smoked, nearly 30 percent indicated there’s a good chance they would be considered cool if they drank.
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By Ben Strack
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3/22/18
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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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