Sentences with phrase «combat heroin addiction»

The Assembly must still consider and pass a suite of bills to combat heroin addiction.

The Assembly had yet to act on a bill to create a monitor in the East Ramapo School District, a package of bills designed to combat heroin addiction and a measure to increase breast cancer screening.

According to Latimer, the state will provide $ 141 million for efforts to combat heroin addiction, plus an additional $ 25 million in funding for state - operated treatment centers.

The agreements were the capstone on the end of the legislative session, which included previously agreed to legislation on allowing restaurants to serve alcohol before noon on Sundays, combat heroin addiction in the state and expand treatment for and prevention of breast cancer.

It was a day of drug policy discussion in Albany, as lawmakers held a forum on legalizing marijuana, proposed bills to combat heroin addiction and overdoses, and made progress towards a medical marijuana program.

Deals are at hand in Albany to combat heroin addiction and serve alcohol at Sunday brunch, but good - government advocates are blasting the lack of any agreement on ethics or campaign finance reform after years of scandal.

It's been two weeks, and Cuomo has been talking about airport, hotel and bridge renovations, combatting heroin addiction and his desire to support Israel.

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump revealed his new plan to combat the opioid crisis on Monday in New Hampshire, a state hard - hit by painkiller and heroin addiction and overdose in recent years.

Republican state senators are cheering a bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate that is aimed at combatting heroin and opioid addiction introduced this week.

For upstate lawmakers, there's scrutiny on how the state will continue to combat heroin and opioid addiction.

«From awareness to services, New York is aggressively working to provide individuals the help and support they need to combat addiction,» said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, Co-Chair of the Heroin and Opioid Task Force.

The Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction and Community Response held a regional forum aimed at identifying problems and weaknesses in current efforts to combat the rampant heroin epiHeroin Addiction and Community Response held a regional forum aimed at identifying problems and weaknesses in current efforts to combat the rampant heroin epiheroin epidemic.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray announced naloxone — which essentially reverses the effect of an overdose — will be sold in about 190 pharmacies in the city as part of an initiative to combat prescription drug and heroin addiction in the five boroughs.

ALBANY — State efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction got a boost Wednesday with the opening of a $ 25.6 million residential treatment center on Wards Island.

The «Kitchen Table Toolkit» unveiled by the state Combat Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse campaign contains two clips — one that focuses on the impact of addiction and another featuring testimonials from young people who have battled drug addiction.

As people continue to die from heroin and opioid addiction in central and northern New York, communities like Oswego County are offering new treatment programs to combat the crisis.

As a member of the bi-partisan New York State Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction, Senator Golden has fought for laws to establish Good Samaritan protections, create I - STOP, enhance insurance coverage to combat addiction, as well as expanding access to NaloxonAddiction, Senator Golden has fought for laws to establish Good Samaritan protections, create I - STOP, enhance insurance coverage to combat addiction, as well as expanding access to Naloxonaddiction, as well as expanding access to Naloxone.»

1:15 PM — Lt Governor Hochul Highlights NYS Efforts to Combat Heroin and Opioid Addiction at Bronx Odyssey House.

«New York and the nation as a whole is grappling with how to combat heroin and opioid addiction and, with this comprehensive plan, we are continuing to take decisive action to end this epidemic and protect our families and communities,» Cuomo said in a statement.

A new limit on the amount of opiates a physician can prescribe at once is among a handful of changes lawmakers plan to make in an effort to combat the state's ongoing heroin and opioid addiction crisis.

Speaking to the Times, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick acknowledged the proposal to have a safe heroin injection site first sounded crazy to him, but was needed in order to combat the scourge of drug addiction.

At 1:30 p.m., Hochul launches a new mobile addiction treatment RV to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic, BestSelf Behavioral Health, 262 Woodward Ave., Kenmore.

As part of the state's broader effort to combat the rise in heroin and opioid addiction, the Family & Children's Association in Mineola will receive nearly $ 2 million to provide education, job training and help with healthcare and insurance for those struggling with addiction.

The deals he and the legislative leaders struck earlier this week included a package of efforts to combat opioid and heroin addiction, a growing scourge across the state; a push to expand access to mammograms and other methods of breast - cancer detection; and an agreement on improving safety at rail crossings, which carried all the political excitement of, well, rail crossings.

President Donald Trump called heroin and opioid addiction a crisis and health emergency, but fell short of committing new money to combat the problem.

But the final agreement does include a tax on prescription drug manufacturers, with the revenue earmarked to combat opioid and heroin addiction.

In addition to the legislation passed last week by the Senate and Assembly before they wrapped up the 2016 legislative session, the state budget approved on April 1 contained $ 189 million to combat heroin and opioid addiction.

Governor Andrew Cuomo may make that easier by waiving the required three - day aging period on several key bills, including a suite of legislation agreed to late Tuesday that would combat the growing prevalence of heroin addiction.

If the American Health Care Act becomes law, it could reduce funding for efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction.

The State Senate Task Force on heroin & Opioid Addiction have issued a 4 - part plan to combat the crisis in New York State.

He has been a leader on statewide mental health issues, worked tirelessly to combat heroin and opioid addiction, and raised awareness about concerns related to post-traumatic stress disorder.

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