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Study Finds Stiffer Prison Terms Don’t Deter Drug Use

by Andrea Sears NEW YORK - A new, 50-state study finds that putting...

March 22, 2018  By Andrea Sears

FIGHTING OPIOIDS: Fentanyl Drug Dealer Charged in Fatal Overdose Death of Victim; Faces Life in Prison

by Steve Birr CAMP PENDLETON SOUTH - Authorities charged a drug dealer...

March 4, 2018  By Steve Birr

Officials Suspect Cocaine Being Mixed with Synthetic Opioid 10,000 Times More Powerful Than Morphine

by Steve Birr PENNSYLVANIA - Officials in a Pennsylvania county are warning...

February 5, 2018  By Steve Birr

The Fentanyl Diaries, Part 2: The Stigma of Addiction

by Michael Adams The second in an ongoing series of articles about Long...

August 5, 2016  By Michael Adams

As Narcan Prices Continue to Rise, CVS Tries to Push Back With Pharma Partnership and Discount

by Michael Adams As the opiate epidemic gripping the nation grows worse,...

August 3, 2016  By Michael Adams

The Fentanyl Diaries: Long Island’s Heroin Epidemic Takes Its Toll

by Michael Adams Long Island, NY - Chris is 28 years old, and has spent...

June 10, 2016  By Michael Adams

DA: Patchogue Painkiller Peddler to be Sentenced in Riverhead; Guilty all Counts, Faces 26 Years in Prison

LONG ISLAND, NY - A 49 year old Nurse Practioner convicted in June of conspiracy...

August 25, 2015 

Christopher Chiaro, 31 Saved After Overdose; Stole Taxi; Over 200 Oxy Pills, Handgun Seized By Officers

LONG ISLAND, NY - The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Baldwin man for Grand...

August 6, 2015  By Andrew Cohen

Long Island Town Fights Heroin Overdose Deaths; 30 Officers Being Trained To Use Life Saving Tool

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - As the number of people dying from heroin overdose skyrockets,...

July 30, 2015  By Andrew Cohen

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