More coverage: New York's fight against painkiller abuse
Photo credit: Newsday/Ted Phillips | Avi Israel, whose son Michael died in a prescription drug-related incident, testifies during hearing in Albany chaired by New York State Sen. Kemp Hannon. (Feb. 13, 2012)
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article Health 9/27/12 LI drug overdose death numbers surge The overdose deaths of at least four Huntington Town residents in less than a year ... Read More »
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article New York 7/17/12 Feds bust $500M prescription drug scheme A massive prescription drug diversion racket recycled more than $500 million in high-end secondhand drugs, ... Read More »
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article Long Island 6/28/12 Officials, victims applaud new drug law For Teri Kroll, a recently passed law aimed at curbing prescription pain-pill abuse statewide is ... Read More »
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article Nassau 6/20/12 Florida man charged with running drug ring A Florida man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he was making at ... Read More »
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article Crime 6/8/12 Officials: 98 charged in painkiller raids A sweeping crackdown on the illegal distribution of prescription painkillers on Long Island and in ... Read More »
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article Health 5/24/12 Suffolk DA: Big rise in painkiller abuse A special grand jury investigating painkiller abuse in the wake of last year's Medford pharmacy ... Read More »
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article Suffolk 5/21/12 Suffolk aims to curb drug overdose deaths In an effort to curb drug overdose deaths, Suffolk County is putting a fast-acting antidote ... Read More »
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article Health 5/2/12 City to tackle over-prescribing of drugs Just 15 percent of New York City health care providers write the vast majority of ... Read More »
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article OpEd 4/27/12 Foster: Roots of our pain-pill addiction The Centers for Disease Control recently issued an alarming report about the growing American public ... Read More »
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article Long Island 4/27/12 Nassau announces drug-return day Law enforcement, government officials and community groups from across Long Island gathered in Nassau this ... Read More »
