2019

Press Releases

2019

December 30, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: American Academy of Pediatrics and the Opioid Epidemic

December 30, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Vaping on Campus: No Parents, No Principals: A Big Problem

December 23, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Dozens Orphaned by The Opioid Epidemic

December 23, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

December 16, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Vape Debate

December 16, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Construction Workers More Likely to Use Drugs

December 9, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Perspectives on the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

December 9, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Nationwide Illnesses Due to Vaping

December 2, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic – A Trial to Come in 2020

December 2, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Great American Smoke Out

November 25, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Harm Reduction’s Perspective on Incarcerating People with Substance Use Disorder

November 18, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Opioid Epidemic and Foster Care

November 11, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Johnson & Johnson Issued Grand Jury Subpoenas in Opioid Suit

November 4, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: First Federal Trial on Opioid Crisis Averted

October 29, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition Encourages the Community to Dispose of Unwanted Prescription Medication

October 28, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Non-Addictive Painkiller to Fight Opioid Crisis

October 23, 2019 SAFE Sponsors Annual Red Ribbon Week at Glen Cove Schools to Address Substance Abuse Prevention

October 23, 2019 Edna Freeman Real Estate Implements Healthy Smoke Free Living Policy

October 21, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic: Shift from Prescription Painkillers to Street Drugs

October 14, 109 Vaping Facts and Myths

October 8, 2019 Genetic Testing of Opioid Addiction 

October 7, 2019 How Congress Failed to Act on Fentanyl Epidemic, Despite Increased Death Warnings

September 30, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Sacklers File Bankruptcy So What Happens Now?

September 23, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Ohio Judge Tackling the Opioid Crisis

September 16, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Trump Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Funding to States to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis

September 9, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: OASAS’s New Educational Program on Addiction in Response to Opioid Epidemic

September 1, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Oklahoma Wins Case Against Johnson & Johnson

September 1, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition Welcomes 30th Annual Recovery Month

August 26, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: SAMHSA’s Annual Mental Health, Substance Use Data Provide Roadmap for Future Action

August 21, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Bigger Problems than Opioids, Our Nation’s Livelihood

August 19. 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: CDC Reports Wide Variation in Naloxone Prescriptions

August 12, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: RAPP vs. Purdue Pharma

August 5, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: CDC Reports Modest Decrease in Opioid Deaths

July 31, 2019 GC Police Department Joins Forces with SAFE and Tobacco Action Coalition of LI

July 28, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Washington Posts DEA Pain Pills Database

July 22, 2019 Prevention’s Importance in the Opioid Crisis

July 15, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Income Decline and Incarceration Could Contribute to Opioid Epidemic

July, 13 2019 SAFE’s 12th Annual Family Awareness Day

July 8, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Prescription Opioids and Binge Drinking

July 1, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Crisis Facts

June 24, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Where Are the Opioids Coming From?

June 17, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Manufacturer Settles Fraud Charges

June 10, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative

June 7, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition Hosts Prevention Education Presentation

June 5, 2019 SAFE, City of Glen Cove and TAC Implement New City Hall Entryway Smoking Bans

June 4, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition Hosts Opioid Prevention Presentation by Retired Detective Pamela Stark

June 3, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Educating the Community on Opioid Addiction

June 3, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Doctors Urged to Reduce the Prescription of Opioids

May 31, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: World No Tobacco Day 2019

May 27, 2019 Opioid Epidemic History and Current Approaches to Treatment

May 20, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: GCPD Detective Lineras Educates Parents about E-Cigarettes and Vaping

May 20, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition Encourages the Community to Dispose of Unwanted Prescription Medication

May 20, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Why Do Opioid Overdose Deaths Happen in Spurts?

May 14, 2019 SAFE Participates in National Prevention Week

May 13, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic-Trump to Keep Fighting Opioids

May 6, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic- Addiction Recovery Transitional Housing in Rural Communities

April 29, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic- County Pilot Program Links Overdose Patients to Detox

April, 22 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Rising Concern Over Marijuana Use with Opioids

April 15, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Youth Focus Group on Opioid Prevention

April 15, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: How is Funding for Opioid Crisis Being Spent?

April 8, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Oaklahoma vs. Perdue Pharma

April 6, 2019 SAFE Working to Prevent Problem Gambling in Seniors

April 1, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Fentanyl Third Wave in Nation’s Opioid Epidemic

March 25, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Dilemma

March 20, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition, Tobacco Action Coalition of LI and Glen Cove Youth Bureau: Working to Educate Youth on the Dangers of Tobacco Industry’s Marketing Strategies

March 18, 2018 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Law Enforcement Crack Down on Opioid Prescriptions by Health Professionals

March, 11 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Comorbidity and Opioid Use Disorder

March 4, 2019 Heroin More Potent in Eastern U.S.

February 27, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Pre-Prom Underage Drinking Prevention Education

February 25. 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: 2019 National Drug Control Strategy

February 18, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Long Island and the Opioid Epidemic

February 11, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic- Florida Sues Walgreens & CVS

February 4, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic America’s Deadly New Normal

January 28, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Federal Opioid Legislation and How School Districts Can Address the Opioid Epidemic

January 21, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic, Better or Worse?

January 21, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Lock Your Meds! Learn About the Dangers of Unauthorized Prescription Drug Use

January 14, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: West Virginia’s Proposed Opioid Response Plan

January 7, 2019 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic and Drug Company Accountability