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Substance-abuse experts say the legalization of marijuana in Colorado is making drug education more difficult. Many teens, they say, now underestimate the dangers that the drug presents.
Drug education getting tougher in Nassau County after budget cuts
With heroin claiming the lives of hundreds in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past two years, police are stepping up enforcement measures. In February, nine were arrested in the so-called … more
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Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney, far left, spoke about the growing drug abuse problem in Long Beach.
Local leaders tackle growing heroin problem
There were 35 drug overdoses in Long Beach last year. Six were fatal, and four of those were attributable to heroin. In light of the apparently growing heroin problem on Long Island, the city held … more
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'Medical' marijuana — we should look before we leap
Marijuana legalization is all the rage these days, much to my chagrin. I oppose it. Always have. Always will. more
James Gauthier
Bellmore-Merrick men arrested on drug charges
After a presumed drug deal followed by a car chase from East Meadow to Bellmore, 1st Precinct detectives apprehended a Merokean and Bellmorite last Tuesday, according to police. more
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Jill Vogel, Barry Wilansky and Tony Spezio are among the members of the Valley Stream Wellness Committee who are leading a prescription drug awareness initiative.
What’s in your medicine cabinet?
Prescription drug abuse among teens is on the rise, and community leaders in Valley Stream want to do something about it. more
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It's time to legalize marijuana in New York
Like a tsunami, a great social and cultural wave is moving west to east in this country, favoring the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. more
Doesn't anybody get it right the first time?
When the news broke last month that a comprehensive new medical study indicated that cholesterol-lowering drugs should be prescribed for millions more Americans between the ages of 40 and 70, I didn’t believe it. more
Kerri murphy hugs her son, 22, who once used up to 20 $10 bags of street heroin every day.
An addict speaks
Gaunt, with cloudy blue eyes and an ever-present cigarette between his thin lips, Randy — not his real name — was celebrating his 80th day without … more
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A 2009 national survey on drug use found that prescription drugs are the second-most abused type of drug in the U.S.
Prescription drugs are a problem
Prescription drug abuse in the United States has spiked dramatically in the past few years, and Nassau County is no exception. Illegal use of prescription drugs has become so widespread across the … more
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Chris O
Confide credits cops
The Anderson Recreation Center was filled to the brim with blue uniforms on Sept. 20, when Confide Counseling and Consultation Center held its 12th Annual Criminal Justice Awards Luncheon. The … more
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