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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