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The grant will pair physical health providers with mental health and substance use providers in the cities of Bridgeport, Hartford and Waterbury. It will be used to serve over 2,000 individuals. Continue Reading →
Annual Communities 4 Action held their annual legislative breakfast at the Stamford Jewish Community Center on Monday. Topics included tackling the opioid epidemic and confronting the widespread use of vaping among young people. Continue Reading →
Alan Mathis, the President and CEO of Liberation Programs, will speak to the stark realities of drug and alcohol addiction and the epidemic sweeping the country. Continue Reading →
On December 8, 2015, Greenwich Police officers and emergency medical personnel responded to a Greenwich residence on the report of an unresponsive man. Continue Reading →
Winners of the NoRxAbuse.com slogan contest included Greenwich High School twelfth grader Emma Barefoot for the slogan “No excuse for RX abuse and Choose to Abuse-You Lose.” Continue Reading →
FBI Community Outreach Specialist Charles Grady told Greenwich Free Press that during Q&A, parents often ask what to look for in terms of signs of drug-seeking behavior from their children. He said there are subtle changes that sometimes parents don’t even recognize. Continue Reading →
FBI Community Outreach Specialist, Charles Grady will provide insight to the drug epidemic in Connecticut. Chasing the Dragon is hosted by Greenwich Police, Social Services, Liberation Programs, Communities 4 Action and First Selectman’s Youth Commission. Continue Reading →
After a tainted batch of drugs sold in New Haven resulted in two deaths and at least 20 poisonings, Gov. Mallon pledged the state’s support, including ensuring the continued availability of Narcan for first responders. Continue Reading →
“It’s like an explosion,” said Captain Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police Dept. “We’ve seen heroin around here forever, but this is different – there’s a huge supply and an ever-increasing demand. It’s really reaching across all demographics.” Continue Reading →
The protocol calls for local law enforcement to perform time-sensitive investigative techniques and preserve all evidence at the scene of an overdose death. Police also are asked to contact DEA at the early stages of an investigation, and ensure that an autopsy of the decedent is performed. The DEA and local police will then jointly investigate to determine the events leading up to the death, the source of the drug involved, and the composition of the drug. Individuals responsible for distributing drugs causing overdose deaths will be prosecuted. Continue Reading →