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Families of overdose victims push for 911 awareness
(Getty) Families of people who died from an overdose gathered yesterday, on Valentine’s Day, to call attention to overdose deaths. They wanted to bring attention to the 911 Good Samaritan law, which...
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Kelly details new NYPD measures to combat prescription-drug crime
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Credit: Michael Stewart/FilmMagic Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, alongside former President Bill Clinton, declared war on the illegal sale and abuse of prescription drugs...
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Staten Island painkiller overdose deaths rise 261%
Staten Island is the borough most struggling with prescription pill abuse, according to new city data. The borough experienced the largest increase of prescription pill-related deaths in recent years,...
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‘Heroin in pill form’: Staten Island racked by prescription painkiller addiction
Ann Marie Perrotto is a Staten Island mom who lost her son, once known as “Hurricane Chris” when he played baseball, to prescription painkiller addiction.Credit: Bess Adler “You’re not supposed to lose...
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Doctors, longshoremen charged in prescription painkiller bust
Medical professionals from New Jersey and Staten Island, along with four longshoremen and a laborer, were arrested in a prescription painkiller bust.Credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images Four...
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