North Fork Embarks on School Mental Health Initiative
Thanks to funding from New York State, high school students on the South Fork have had access for the past
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Southampton Opioid Task Force Lays Out Report
After six months of community outreach and debate, members of Southampton Town’s Opioid Addiction Task Force presented draft recommendations for
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Thiele Votes to Pass New York Health Act
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. announced Friday that he voted to pass the New York Health Act, landmark
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Opioid Crisis: Sharing Stories and Tears, In Hopes Of Destigmatizing Addiction
They started out softly, naming their children and their ages, all in the early years of adulthood at the time
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In Wake of CDC Report, Lawmakers Call For Federal Help with Tick-Borne Disease Crisis
Hot on the heals of the news from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Tuesday that mosquito, tick and flea
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Anti-Drug Coalition Reports Successes on Alcohol Use, Concerns about Vaping
When community organizations work to prevent teen drug and alcohol use, it’s very important that they’re able to measure their
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Hopeful Signs, But Still More To Do, as Southampton Opioid Task Force Continues Work
There was only one opioid overdose in Southampton Town in the first quarter of 2018, down from seven in the
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Breaking Barriers to Good Health on the East End
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Nearly a year ago, administrators at Hudson River Health Care’s Southampton clinic began to
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Doctors Seek Public Groundswell For Change in Opioid Policy
Doctors who deal every day with the opioid crisis are in an unusual position — while this crisis grew, in
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East Hampton to Lease Land for ER
East Hampton Town is one step closer this month to having its own emergency room. On Jan. 19, the East
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Frank Talk from South Fork High Schoolers on Their Fears About Opioids
Several dozen kids from high schools throughout Southampton Town spent nearly three hours on Jan. 17 telling the town’s opioid
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