Former Red Springs resident, Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews, to receive Community Service Award for his outstanding service to the community.
The Mayor’s office, GC Police Department and GC EMS partnered for Shed Your Meds and collected over 150 pounds of unwanted medication.
Youth often vape nicotine under the misconception that it will relax them when it can have the opposite effect.
At CTI, Nov. 11-13 Public welcome!
Some vapes are appearing with increasing nicotine levels that approach those in a carton of cigarettes.
Vaping can be harmful to a person's physical and mental health.
New York State has increased the cigarette tax, making it the highest in the USA.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club started 2023-24 academic school year by recognizing Diego O. and Isaias A. as youth of the month for September.
SAMHSA has released the Recovery from Substance Use and Mental Health Problems Among Adults in the United States Report.
Studies show that the earlier in life a young person starts using alcohol or other drugs, the greater their lifetime risk of addiction.
Drug Abuse Warning Network data shows the top five substances mentioned in drug-related emergency room visits involving suicide attempts.
Recent research has identified primary care practices as an underutilized setting for substance use prevention.
Alcohol is responsible for more than 3,900 deaths annually among Americans under 21, according to a report by SAMHSA.
Recovery Month is a national observance to increase awareness surrounding addiction recovery, treatment and recovery practices.
Use of marijuana and hallucinogens by adults 35 to 50 has reached all-time highs, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study.
Confronting Addiction from Prevention to Recovery is the new theme and focus of the American Psychiatric Association's leadership.
An estimated 110,000 lives were lost to overdose in the 12-months ending in March 2023, according to the CDC.
Earlier this year, President Biden announced beating the overdose epidemic as one of the four pillars of his Unity Agenda.
Although cigarette smoking is at a historic low among young adults, vaping nicotine and marijuana are at an all-time high, data shows.
Less than half of Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) have received treatment.
Sunday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Statements describing the health effects and addictiveness of smoking have started appearing in most tobacco retailers stores.
Morgan Park Summer Music Festival presents the Music of Billy Joel - Richie Cannata and the Lords of 52nd Street - Sun. 7 pm in Morgan Park.
With THC levels close to 100 percent, today’s cannabis products are making some teenagers highly dependent and dangerously ill.
A media campaign to raise awareness of addiction and the services available in New York State for those impacted by it has been launched.
Sunday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 6 at 7:00 p.m.
A new law restricting incoming stores to B2 District areas will help reduce youth access to tobacco, vaping and drug paraphernalia.
Presented by Morgan Park Summer Music Festival on Sunday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Six companies in five states have received warnings for selling illegal products containing delta-8 THC made from industrial hemp.
Oldest lodge on Long Island urges all to turn out for Morgan Park Summer Music Festival's Italian Night.
A new study indicates that only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities care for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old.
Sunday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Presented by Morgan Park Summer Music Festival this Sunday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Teens who use cannabis recreationally are two to four times as likely to develop psychiatric disorders, research shows.
Men were much more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a NIDA study.
Sunday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m.
There were more than 7 million drug-related emergency department visits in the U.S. in 2022.
Morgan Park Summer Music Festival opens on July 2nd with a full lineup of outstanding performers
Nicotine addiction is resulting in more than 480,000 deaths each year from tobacco-related diseases including lung cancer.