05.17.2018 Health Remembering lives lost to opioids at candlelight vigil At a candlelight vigil at Good Ground Park in Hampton Bays Saturday, those affected by the opioid epidemic gathered to share stories of the loved ones they’ve lost, their...
05.11.2018 Health Opioid Addiction Task Force to hold candlelight vigil Saturday The Southampton Town Opioid Addiction Task Force will host a candlelight vigil Saturday night to remember those lost to the ongoing addiction crisis.
01.12.2018 Government Town Board set to approve preliminary site plan for addiction research facility A proposed addiction research and rehab facility at Enterprise Park at Calverton is expected to take a big step forward, as a majority of the Riverhead Town Board appears...
12.17.2017 Editorials Editorial: Raising awareness about opioids In late January 2016, The Suffolk Times and Riverhead News-Review published an in-depth look at the growing heroin epidemic on the North Fork. The article told the story of...
12.12.2017 Community East End weeklies announce joint effort to examine the opioid crisis Eastern Long Island’s weekly newspapers have joined together to form the East End News Project for the purpose of reporting and writing stories about one of the most important...
11.24.2017 Health Sadness and horror at Southampton Town opioid forum A recorded voiceover filled the packed auditorium at Hampton Bays High School last Wednesday night. “Hi, I’m Tom Ventura,” it began, and the speaker continued to detail his life...
11.21.2017 Health Southold FD to host opioid overdose prevention class The Southold Fire Department will host an opioid overdose prevention class in December, the last of six training sessions being offered throughout Long Island.
01.28.2016 Health Local path to addiction recovery has many obstacles One of the biggest obstacles in the battle against drug addiction is the availability of treatment for individuals already in the throes of it. While that’s a struggle in...