Tackling the Opioid Crisis — Finally

Tackling the Opioid Crisis — Finally

BY DIANE DIMOND Can I get a round of applause for our United States Congress? Yes, indeedy, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for both Democrats and Republicans! They have miraculously come together to approve one of the only major pieces of legislation set to become law this year. Amazing.  It was a rare […]

PUSHING BACK THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

PUSHING BACK THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

A legislative column by Assemblyman Karl Brabenec. (R,TCN-Deerpark) I stand shoulder to shoulder with my fellow civil servants both from New York and across the country to address the issue of the opioid epidemic. From the White House to state legislatures, our country is rallying together fight this monster that is killing so many of […]

Business Community Comes to Grips with Opioid Crisis

Business Community Comes to Grips with Opioid Crisis

BY KATHY KAHN The Rockland Business Association on July 20 devoted its meeting at the Pearl River Hilton to the rampant abuse of prescription drugs and street drugs going on in schools, homes and the workplace. “At a recent meeting with other NYS Chambers of Commerce, I was advised there were no formal programs regarding […]