To the editor: As many are aware, the opioid epidemic on Long Island is at an all-time high and has been on-going for many years. Purdue Pharma was accused of jumpstarting the opioid epidemic through their aggressive marketing techniques to promote the powerful painkiller and later misleading doctors and consumers […]
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Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse chair calls on NYC to release safer consumption site study
The Chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, is calling on New York City officials to release a study that could prove the effectiveness of potential safer consumption sites in the Big Apple. According to Rosenthal, the report has been “long overdue” and has […]
Some lawmakers say that a growing opioid epidemic reflects need for ‘safe injection’ sites
As a way to keep needles out of public spaces, and to prevent overdose deaths, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and 18 co-sponsors are advocating for a bill that would provide safe injection facilities where opioid drug abusers can safely “use” in New York state. Staff members at these facilities would provide […]