NY Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that overdose deaths topped 93,000 from Harlem to Hawaii in 2020. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: drugs
Seven Questions To Ask Yourself Before Agreeing To Take A Prescription
Prescription drugs can greatly increase your quality of life. Continue Reading →
Attorney General James Reaches $230 Million Settlement For Treatment And Prevention Of Opioid Crisis
NY Attorney General Letitia James today announced an agreement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) — that will deliver up to $230 million to NYers from Harlem to the Hudson. Continue Reading →
Four Stages Of Alcohol And Drug Rehab Recovery
Recovery from substance or alcohol abuse requires strong efforts, willpower, time, and the most important; support from professionals. Continue Reading →
NYC To Confirm Overdose Deaths With Enhanced Services For People Who Use Drugs
As part of its Mental Health For All initiative, the City is making major investments in overdose prevention, it announced today. Continue Reading →
RWDSU Joins Growing Opposition To Department Of Health’s Medicaid Drug Carve-Out
The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) today joined the Save NY’s Safety Net coalition to call on the Department of Health to repeal the disastrous Medicaid drug carve-out. Continue Reading →
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder And How Do Opiates Contribute To It?
Do winter nights seem longer and mornings seem lousier by the day? Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Richard “Rich” Porter, 1965 – 1990
Richard “Rich” Porter, July 26, 1965 – January 4, 1990, was a legendary Harlemite during the War on Drugs in the mid-1980s. Continue Reading →
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