Coverage: Heroin on Long Island
Born Addicted: One mom's story of addiction, pregnancy and recovery
Pregnant women addicted to heroin can expose their unborn children to the toxic drug, health officials say. According to health officials, as soon as a baby is born, their heroin supply is cut off and they can go through withdrawal. One Long Island woman shares her story in this News 12 Long Island special, "Born Addicted."
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DA: Probe into fatal overdoses yields 24 arrests in drug ring
Police arrest suspected heroin dealer
Police: 14 arrested in bust of 2 major drug rings
Officials: 31 indicted in massive Nassau narcotics takedown
Addiction recovery center set to open on LI
Bill aims to limit pain pill prescriptions
Bikers ride to raise heroin awareness
Police shut down alleged drug houses in Medford
Nassau officials: $1M worth of heroin seized in drug ring bust
Task force makes recommendations to tackle heroin, opioids
State report finds Suffolk has most overdose deaths in NY
NY lawmakers consider limit on opioid drug prescriptions
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Police: Heroin, cocaine, pot, gun seized in Sound Beach
Police: 3 arrested in heroin supply ring in Shirley
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Poll: LI heroin problem only getting worse
Police arrest 2 in Northport drug raid
Police: 8 people arrested in Suffolk County drug ring
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Teen charged in heroin overdose of girlfriend
Suffolk officials announce heroin abuse pilot program
Suffolk County to sue painkiller manufacturers
2 from Ridge accused of selling heroin
Police: 2 LIers hid heroin in coffee bean packages
Lawmakers push for mandatory rehab after Narcan
DA: Recent robberies fueled by heroin epidemic
Nassau DA to propose bills to crack down on heroin sales
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Plainedge school staff receives Narcan training
FDA approves OxyContin for some pediatric use
Mother accused of passing out with child in car
Man accused of driving high with baby in car
LI expo to screen heroin recovery short film
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Officials: Heroin epidemic only getting worse
Officials outline efforts to reduce LI heroin crisis
Challenges surface for heroin addict treatments
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Kings Park mother copes with loss of 21-year-old son, Thomas Ventura to heroin overdose
3 young Long Islanders share their struggle with addiction, road to recovery
Police on Long Island on the front line of the heroin epidemic
Recovering addicts: Heroin is easy to score and afford
Is the system failing recovering addicts on Long Island when it comes to treatment?
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Long Island website helps recovering addicts come forward
Police: Couple had heroin in car with 7-month-old
First responders save 3 from opiate overdose
Free Narcan training offered in Nassau
Poll: Heroin problem is getting worse on LI
Couple accused of selling heroin with child in car
Uniondale resident nabbed in interstate heroin bust
Police: 'Heroin mill' found in Elmont basement
Officials: Heroin deaths down across Long Island
2 accused of selling drugs to undercover cop
Suffolk rolls out initiatives to curb heroin epidemic
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