The tobacco industry has marketed heavily towards hooking the public on vapes, especially younger people.
It is unclear how much young adults are aware of e-cig industry practices, and how this awareness relates to anti-e-cigarette attitudes.
A new COVID-19 subvariant is responsible for an increasing share of coronavirus hospitalizations in New York and the surrounding region.
New York will begin to institute similar marketing rules for e-cigarettes and vapes as it employs for other tobacco products.
The percentage of adolescents reporting they used any illicit substances in 2023 continued to hold steady, according to NIDA.
SAMHSA has released two reports reflecting the federal commitment to prevent overdoses and expand access to buprenorphine.
The SAFE Glen Cove Coalition partnered with TAC, the Glen Cove Youth Bureau and Glen Cove schools for the Great American Smoke Out.
More than half of Americans who don’t smoke are exposed to tobacco, but only one-third are aware of it, research shows.
In 2022, 48.7 million people aged 12 or over had a substance use disorder, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
The SAFE Glen Cove Coalition held its annual Fall meeting featuring a presentation by Mr. Steve Chassman Executive Director of LICADD.
There has been an increase in tobacco use by students grades six to eight, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey.
Opioid settlement funds can be used in many proactive ways to address the devastation of the opioid epidemic.
Once again, TAC is partnering with SAFE, the Youth Bureau and GC School District during the Great American Smokeout.
Each year SAFE sponsors Red Ribbon Week, a drug awareness campaign that addresses substance abuse prevention at schools.
Donation to support hunger relief programs on Long Island
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.