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Overdose deaths in and around New Haven, Connecticut, were at a record high during the pandemic in 2020. That’s according to a report from the non-profit…
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Nearly 40% more New Yorkers died last year from an overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials have…
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Attorneys for pharmaceutical companies made opening arguments Wednesday during the second day of a trial against them on Long Island.They blamed doctors…
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A former West Haven councilwoman has been charged with selling opioid drugs outside of her bakery.Police charged bakery owner Louise Martone and her…
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Nassau County prosecutors said a former North Shore University Hospital nurse allegedly stole more than 1,400 vials of fentanyl from the Manhasset…
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited Long Island to urge local substance use counselors to apply for federal funds to help combat the opioid…
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A former NYPD officer was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to selling opioids to a friend who died from an overdose.Joseph Recca of…
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Fatal drug overdoses on Long Island have increased during the pandemic.Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s office said there were over 300 fatal…
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Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini issued an “urgent safety announcement” to warn Long Islanders about illegal drugs being camouflaged to look like…
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Federal prosecutors have indicted 15 Long Islanders who are connected to an alleged drug distribution ring in Suffolk County.The U.S. Drug Enforcement…