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The Lynbrook varsity wrestling team recently participated in Wrestling Takes Down Drugs, an event that inspires them to sign a pledge not to do drugs.

The Lynbrook High School varsity wrestling team recently took part in a Wrestling Takes Down Drugs event, in which they competed against the Oceanside varsity team and signed a pledge not to do drugs. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/5/20

The Oceanside SAFE Coalition met on Feb. 27 at the Oceanside Library. The group typically meets every third Thursday of the month.

Preventing substance abuse in Oceanside

In the years after Alison Eriksen graduated Oceanside High School in 2004, several of her former classmates struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues. Some of them died of overdoses or suicide. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/5/20

The Calhoun and Mepham varsity wrestling teams joined with Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs’ youth wrestlers to participate in the “Wrestling Takes Down Drugs” campaign at an inter-district match on Jan. 8.

Bellmore-Merrick wrestlers pledge to ‘Take Down Drugs’

At an inter-district match between Calhoun and Mepham high schools on Jan. 8, the varsity wrestling teams were recognized for their participation in an island-wide campaign to combat the local opioid … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 1/23/20

Signs of hope amid the opioid crisis

"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.” So began Hunter S. Thompson’s 1972 drug-addled novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" . . . more

12/5/19

Long Beach Aware Executive Director Judy Vining.

Oceanside Safe Coalition to receive grant funding

Long Beach Aware will receive $625,000 in funds over five years to assist the Oceanside SAFE Coalition in involving and engaging the Oceanside community in preventing substance abuse among youth. more

11/20/19

Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, at lectern, joined, from left, Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, County Supervisor Laura Curran, County Legislator Debra Mulé and Councilman Dennis Dunne on Sept. 3 to announce a local law that, if enacted, would prohibit the sale of flavored e-liquids used in vaping devices.

Town to ban sale of flavored e-liquids

Town of Hempstead officials called for a ban on the sale of flavored e-liquids used in electronic vape devices at a Town Board meeting Sept. 3. Elected officials and health experts said the … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/12/19

Staying sober through the higher power of hope, and friends

I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can. more

8/30/19

Long Beach man arrested after police discover meth lab

A Long Beach man who was severely injured in a possible drug mishap last week was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment after police discovered a methamphetamine lab that … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Bridget Downes | 5/14/19

Health insurers count on our silence

I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 5/3/19

Dr. Stephen Dewey, a research professor at the New York University School of Medicine, spoke to students and parents about addiction at South Side High School on March 20.

Doctor's talk at South Side High School hones in on addiction to drugs, alcohol, technology

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. more

By Ben Strack | 3/28/19

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