Heroin on Long Island
Heroin stories from Newsday's archive.
Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | Thomas Burke, a recovering heroin and OxyContin addict, is interviewed at Hope House Ministries in Port Jefferson. (Oct. 14, 2010)
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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 ...
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article Crime 5/17/12 Cops: Notorious drug leader faces new charges James "Wall" Corley -- a reputed Southeast Queens gang leader and accused drug trafficker -- ...
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article Health 5/16/12 Sheriff: Patterson teen sold drugs to cop A Patterson teenager has been charged with illegally selling prescription painkillers, the Putnam County sheriff ...
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article Crime 5/15/12 Officials: NYPD cop arrested in drug case An NYPD officer from Queens is accused of leading a double life, using his badge ...
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article Health 5/14/12 Cops: OxyContin, heroin found in car Two woman from Rutland, Vt., were facing drug charges after 400 OxyContin pills and nearly ...
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article Suffolk 5/12/12 Drug charges for Amityville man after crash An Amityville man is to be arraigned Saturday on several drug possession charges after a ...
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article Health 5/9/12 Illegal Rx drug use up in Westchester Prescription drugs like OxyContin are still leaking out of the medical system's supply chain in ...
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article Health 5/9/12 Rx for trouble: Drugs take root in suburbs The teenage years were a blur for Scott, now a recovering prescription-drug abuser. ...
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article Suffolk 5/4/12 Cops: Drug overdose house resident arrested A house in Babylon Village that had been the scene of drug overdoses was raided ...
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article Health 4/29/12 Clarkstown traffic stop leads to drug charges Two men are facing felony drug charges following a routine traffic stop Friday in Clarkstown, ...
Drug addiction
Heroin on the rise on Long Island
