Local drug problems aired in forum
In the wake of two local drug-related deaths in recent months, about 70 people gathered at the Woodstock town hall
Posts Tagged 'heroin'
School will stock meds for opiate overdoses, asthma attacks
The Saugerties School Board approved stocking Narcan, which can protect against overdoses of opioids, and albuterol, an asthma remedy, at
Kingston After Dark: Ticket to ride
“I’m in a rather ambiguous position, an ex-rock musician who did a lot of drugs,” claimed legendary rock journalist, sci-fi
Saugerties responders stop another heroin overdose
For the second time in less than three weeks, Saugerties first-responders resuscitated the victim of a drug overdose using Narcan,
Saugerties police chief uses Narcan to save Ulster Ave. overdose
Saugerties police responded to a 911 call for an overdose at 20 Ulster Ave. at 5:10 p.m. today, March 20.
Chief: Heroin use in Saugerties not increasing
Despite some recent incidents, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra says the community does not have a growing heroin problem. “In
Saugerties cops resuscitate heroin OD victim
Police administered an anti-overdose drug to a Saugerties man who’d become unconscious after injecting heroin. On Wednesday, Sept. 10 at
With heroin use rising, area cops now packing overdose kit
It’s a situation that plays out almost daily in Ulster County — a 911 call reports an unconscious subject. Cops
Area cops, medics now using Narcan anti-OD kits
It’s a situation that plays out almost daily in Ulster County — a 911 call reports an unconscious subject. Cops
Poll: Heroin use in Saugerties
A huge increase in heroin use has been reported throughout the Northeast. Anecdotal evidence suggests Saugerties too has seen an