Sentences with phrase «fighting heroin addiction»

The governor says he wants to work on fighting heroin addiction, and has set up a task force which includes several of his agency heads and addiction specialists and treatment centers.

Congressional lawmakers are touting a bill that would fight heroin addiction by addressing the prescription of pain medication.

«This was particularly busy time — often with multiple events in a day — when the governor was negotiating a landmark end - of - session package in Albany to fight heroin addiction and breast cancer, crack down on zombie homes and release much - need money to build supportive housing for the homeless,» Azzopardi stated.

PIVOT members are also meeting with Assembly woman Addie Russell to push for more state funding to fight heroin addiction.

Not exact matches

At 10:30 a.m., Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction co-chairs Sens. George Amedore, Fred Akshar, and Chris Jacobs will announce the Senate's next steps in the fight against the state's heroin and opioid epidemic, Room 124, state Capitol, AHeroin and Opioid Addiction co-chairs Sens. George Amedore, Fred Akshar, and Chris Jacobs will announce the Senate's next steps in the fight against the state's heroin and opioid epidemic, Room 124, state Capitol, Aheroin and opioid epidemic, Room 124, state Capitol, Albany.

At the same time, the letter raises concerns with a lack of new state funding for fighting opioid and heroin addiction and expand support services.

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As a defense lawyer, Clegg said he has fought for a rehabilitative approach in the treatment of nonviolent criminals and has worked to help clients with addictions to heroin and other street drugs get treatment instead of jail time.

The budget funds everything from education, to the tune of more than $ 26 billion, to boosting efforts to fight heroin and opioid addiction while also setting in motion an effort to bolster mass transit in New York City.

The Majority Caucus is committed to working with the administration to identify ways the county can help in the fight against opioid and heroin addiction, however the county is also facing serious financial concerns with limited fund balance and declining sales tax revenue.

Schumer called the bill a critical first step in the fight against heroin and opioids, expanding the availability of naloxone — also known as narcan — to law enforcement and first responders, improving prescription drug monitoring programs, shifting resources to identifying and treating incarcerated people suffering from addiction, and prohibiting the Department of Education from questioning students about prior drug convictions on financial aid forms.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on Staten Island Wednesday to sign into law a package of bills fighting heroin and opiate addiction, the first signed into law since the Albany lawmaking session ended last week.

As a Co-chair of the Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction, I recognize that communities across our state are in need of additional resources to fight this epidemic, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in Albany to help address those needs.

Senate Republicans issued a report on May 17 proposing a «four pronged» approach to fighting heroin and opioid addiction.

We bring awareness to the heroin epidemic while reducing the number of heroin overdose deaths, promoting long - term treatment programs and fighting addiction through addiction awareness.

We bring awareness to the heroin epidemic while reducing the number of heroin overdose deaths, promoting long - term treatment programs and fighting addiction through addiction awareness.

We bring awareness to the heroin epidemic while reducing the number of heroin overdose deaths, promoting long - term treatment programs and fighting addiction through addiction awareness.