Needle-swap program plan on hold
Efforts to offer needle exchange and other “harm reduction” services to addicts in Ulster County are stalled, organizers say, because
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Group plans local needle-exchange, disease-testing and rehab programs
A regional social services group says it’ll provide Ulster County addicts with clean needles, training in the use of anti-overdose
Ryan’s Memorial
I knew that there would be a large group of people at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church this past Saturday,
Harrowing tales at Onteora drug forum
A contentious point of debate came during the forum held by the Onteora Central School District at its Middle/High School
Rt. 212 Coalition brings in vols, neighbors to combat opiate abuse
The Rt. 212 Coalition, a recently formed substance abuse prevention group held its second meeting on February 9, at Bread
No need to step up drug enforcement, says Saugerties chief
Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said that he would continue to resist calls for a dedicated drug enforcement unit within the
Woodstock group seeks to empower young people
Graduation from college with sky-high debt and few available jobs. The risk that fracking or oil pipelines will contaminate dwindling
New federal status opens world of connections for cops battling heroin
Local law enforcement officials say Ulster County’s new designation as a “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” will give them new
What can be done about the Hudson Valley heroin epidemic?
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Drug addiction is famously difficult to treat.
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,