Nov 24, 2023, 3:20 PM
Last year’s fundraiser for Gabriel’s Giving Tree enabled the nonprofit to help many families with funeral expenses. Here, attendees stand in front of the Angel Tree, which has ornaments with the faces…
Nov 22, 2023, 2:19 PM
Paule Pachter welcomes Steve Chassman, Executive Director - Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Nov 2, 2023, 3:42 PM
"LICADD and FIST are being recognized by the DEA for doing individual and family advocacy," Chassman said. "We're very proud of that."
Nov 1, 2023, 4:24 PM
LICADD partnered with Gabriel's Giving Tree (GGT) for the Father Peter Sweisgood & Gabriel's Giving Tree Healing & Recovery Breakfast to help pay for funerals of loved ones who dies from overdoses and…
Oct 23, 2023, 11:39 PM
As fentanyl fears remain high among teens, New York City Public Schools officials say Narcan, the medicine used to reverse opioid overdoses, is now stocked in its high schools.
Sep 6, 2023, 3:08 PM
Aug 31, 2023, 2:55 PM
Hauppauge's THRIVE Recovery Center was illuminated by the somber glow of candlelight as the names of those lost to fatal overdoses and drug poisonings were solemnly read aloud.
Aug 30, 2023, 2:48 PM
With the overdose reversal drug Narcan set to become available over-the-counter as early as next week, there's a continuing effort to spread awareness about the opioid crisis on Long Island.
Aug 30, 2023, 2:00 PM
The overdose reversal drug Narcan is expected to be available over-the-counter early next month, including on Long Island, where advocates hailed the announcement as another major step in fighting the…
Jul 3, 2023, 2:08 PM
A new requirement that doctors prescribing controlled substances get training on substance abuse is being criticized by doctors as vague and by addiction specialists as not going far enough, amid the…