12.26.2023 Year in Review 2023 Year in Review 2023: Narcan stations combat overdose deaths Thanks to a collaboration between Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospi- tal and the not-for-profit organization Community Action for Social Justice, roughly 20 locations in Southold now house Narcan...
10.09.2023 News Narcan rescue stations expanding across Southold With the ongoing rise of fentanyl and opioid overdoses on Long Island, Southold Town is doing its part to combat this epidemic — and potentially save lives — by...
08.17.2023 Community Two years later, fentanyl crisis persists, straining area first responders This month marks two years since six North Fork residents suffered fatal overdoses from cocaine laced with fentanyl over the course of three shocking days. The oldest was 40,...
05.31.2023 Health Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital plans new recovery homes in Flanders The East End has been hit hard by opioid abuse. In 2021, six people died over the course of just a few days from overdosing on cocaine laced with...
03.08.2023 Health Narcan kits expanding throughout North Fork to combat drug overdoses A string of fatal drug overdoses in the summer of 2021 left the North Fork community with deep scars. Now, local organizations and businesses are working together to help...
08.17.2021 Government Southold Town to host virtual, in-person Narcan training sessions Southold Town is partnering with Family Services League to provide four days of virtual Narcan training this week. The announcement comes following a string of overdose cases that led...
08.15.2021 News Group comes together to train and hand out Narcan kits in Southold in wake of overdose deaths Horrified that six people had died from drug overdoses in a matter of days – with four on Friday alone – a group dedicated to fighting opioid deaths quickly...
04.29.2018 Health Opioid overdose prevention class in Peconic May 10 A class on how to administer Narcan, an emergency treatment used to intervene when someone overdoses on opioids, will be held at the Peconic Recreation Center on Thursday, May...
01.28.2016 Health CVS to sell Narcan without prescription; local stores await shipments Residents hoping to buy Narcan at local CVS stores will have to wait a little longer.
04.07.2014 Police East End officers now better equipped to treat heroin overdoses East End law enforcement officers — often the first to arrive at the scene of a heroin overdose — will now be equipped with Narcan, a life saving drug.