Sentences with phrase «growing heroin addiction»

A Republican - led Senate task force has released a package of bills aimed at combating the growing heroin addiction in New York.

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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.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed Wednesday on legislation to support addiction treatment and enact stricter penalties for illegal drug distribution, in response to what they called a growing heroin, opioid and prescription - drug - abuse epidemic.

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.

Opioid abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the U.S. with the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimating that approximately 2.1 million Americans suffer from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers and an estimated 467,000 Americans are addicted to heroin, with increasing recognition of the strong relationship between opioid use and heroin abuse.

When Andy Warhol died on 22/2/87, Basquiat became increasingly isolated, and his heroin addiction and depression grew more severe.