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Suffolk expands heroin antidote program

Originally published: December 5, 2012 9:11 PM
Updated: December 5, 2012 11:25 PM
By PAUL LAROCCO paul.larocco@newsday.com

A drug antidote kit containiing Narcan is shown

Photo credit: Chris Ware | A drug antidote kit containiing Narcan is shown at the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependance in Mineola Wednesday. (Aug. 1, 2012)

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Hospitals on Long Island Dr. Bernard Nash is an infectious disease specialist

Dr. Bernard Nash is an infectious disease specialist

Tips from Top Doctors, 2012 Nassau University Medical Center continues construction of a

Nassau University Medical Center continues construction of a

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Narcotics prescriptions on Long Island A file photo of a woman receiving a

A file photo of a woman receiving a

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Narcotic prescriptions on Long Island by community

More Suffolk County police officers will be able to quickly halt heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses under a bill approved by county lawmakers.

The legislature on Tuesday unanimously agreed to expand a state-funded pilot program providing first responders, including police, with the fast-acting opiate antidote naloxone hydrochloride, known as Narcan.

Since July, the program...

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