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Staten Island painkiller overdose deaths rise 261%

The borough is struggling with painkiller addiction.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged drug abuse, health department, heroin, james molinaro, Michael Bloomberg, NYC, NYPD, oxycodone, painkillers, prescription drugs, prescription pill abuse, Staten Island, thomas farley | Reply
NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Credit: Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic.

Kelly details new NYPD measures to combat prescription-drug crime

Cops are putting GPS trackers on pill bottles.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged addiction, crime, NYC, oxycodone, oxycontin, painkillers, pharmacists, prescription drugs, ray kelly, war on drugs | Reply
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Families of overdose victims push for 911 awareness

Families of people who died from an overdose gathered yesterday, on Valentine’s Day, to call attention to overdose deaths. They [...]

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Tagged Drug Policy Alliance, Long Island, painkillers, prescription pill abuse | Reply
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