Suffolk County lawmakers on Long Island are studying whether to form an anti-opioid commission to
battle addictions problems.
Not exact matches
Many of the people we work with face homelessness, have suffered abuse, have experienced trauma in childhood, are
battling addictions or struggling with mental health
problems.
Earlier this year, the County Executive launched Project WORTHY — Westchester Opioid Response Teams Helping You to
battle the growing
problem of opioid
addiction and a 200 percent spike in deaths in Westchester from 2010 through 2015.
If somebody has an unwell family member with a prolonged
battle against a serious illness, or if they themselves have an
addiction to a Class A drug or a serious drink
problem then that will span longer than the course of one exam sitting.
Diabetes, obesity, smoking and even alcohol
addiction can lead to serious healthcare
problems, which we need to be prepared to
battle against.