Opioids Archives - The Suffolk Times

04.28.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Fentanyl-related arrests hark back to local horrors

In August 2021, a scourge of overdoses traced to fentanyl-laced cocaine led to six deaths in Southold Town and Shelter Island. Four of them occurred on just one day....

08.26.2021 Health

Town Board considers organizing community roundtable discussions on substance abuse

Southold Town Board members discussed organizing community roundtable discussions on substance abuse, following a spate of overdoses on the North Fork that left six dead earlier this month. “Obviously,...

07.22.2021 Government

Overdose deaths down locally this year as numbers soared nationally in 2020

Opioid deaths in Southold and Riverhead towns from Jan. 1 to date amount to a number both towns’ police chiefs hope will stay the same in the coming weeks....

07.07.2021 Health

New approach to opioid treatment as Quannacut joins national study

Treatment for patients struggling with opioid addiction is often a multi-faceted approach. Medication can help ease the patient’s symptoms of withdrawal and cravings. And the counseling portion of treatment...

04.01.2021 COVID-19

During COVID, another crisis continued: opioids

Over the past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic claimed lives and sent thousands to hospitals and into ICUs, another epidemic was also raging. Opioids. While experts say the opioid...

10.21.2020 Government

DA: Suffolk County Legislator arrested for attempting to trade drugs for sex

A Suffolk County Legislator was arrested Tuesday after he attempted to trade prescription opioids for sexual favors with an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute, Suffolk County District...

11.21.2019 Government

Riverhead, Southold to join local municipalities in opioid lawsuit

Officials in Riverhead and Southold both took steps this week to appoint special counsel in connection with an opioid lawsuit.

04.28.2019 Letters

Featured Letter: Big pharma’s recipe for addiction

The April 18 editorial discussing the opioid crisis touched on so many valid points that I felt a need to respond.

04.18.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Never mind the death toll; they had money to make

Audio: Listen to this article. To hear more audio reports, follow Closer Look. Last month, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed what was billed as the nation’s...

03.29.2019 Health

State amends opioid lawsuit filed in Suffolk County

The New York State Attorney General’s office said Thursday it has expanded a lawsuit previously filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court against the makers of opioid narcotics to include...

Explore Our Site

Properties

Tag: Opioids