Heroin-related arrests spike on LI
Park Ranger Tom Lohmann patrols a park in Smithtown. Officials said the parks are increasingly the scene of drug sales and use. (Sept. 18, 2009) Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
From 2005 to 2008, Nassau saw a 91 percent spike in arrests on heroin-related charges, while Suffolk had a 126 percent surge. Here are some more statistics on heroin use on Long Island:
HEROIN OVERDOSES
NASSAU/SUFFOLK
2004: 24/38
2005: 38/51
2006: 37/46
2007: 27/40
2008: 46/50
REHAB ADMISSIONS FROM HEROIN, UNDER 21
NASSAU/SUFFOLK
2003: 268/437
2004: 178/406
2005: 229/457
2006: 269/517
2007: 216/660
SOURCE: Suffolk and Nassau police departments and Newsday reports
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