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.
A variety of flavored newly marketed nicotine products are gaining popularity known as oral nicotine pouches.
World No Tobacco Day is an annual national event that informs the public about the dangers of tobacco use.
Many are left to determine which of these compounds are legal and whether it's safe to consume them, among other issues.
Join us at the Glen Cove Public Library
This year over 200 pounds of unwanted medications were collected, the largest collection of medication recorded in over a decade.
Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study.
Researchers have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used.
Adolescent overdose deaths more than doubled from 2019 to 2021 and deaths from fentanyl nearly tripled.
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About 90,000 Americans die each year from alcohol-related causes, making it the country’s third most preventable cause of death.
There is strong evidence that buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid use disorder, can be safely started in the ER.
Middle school students contributed to the “LIVE SAFE” campaign, March 31 Take Down Tobacco Day and National Drug Facts Week.
The FDA has approved the first nonprescription, “over-the-counter” naloxone nasal spray, Narcan.
There is growing evidence that social media and other tech platforms can be harmful to mental health, well being and development.
On April 1 National Kick Butts Day marked the start to kicking cigarette butts to the curb and beginning the process in ending tobacco use.
National Drug and Alcohol Facts week was observed by members of the SAFE Glen Cove Coalition’s Youth and School Committees.
Generous gift made by Medal of Honor Sponsor, the Peter and Jeri Dejana Foundation
In New York state 22.5% of teens are vaping.
Fentanyl is now involved in the majority of overdose deaths in New York State.
High THC cannabis is linked to a multitude of health problems.
Popcorn lung is another name for bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare condition that results from damage of the lungs small airways.
Each year SAFE presents new information on the risk factors of problem gambling and provides resources for those who are seeking treatment.
The public should be aware of the misconceptions surrounding CBD products, as well as the potential harms and risks.
Almost half of teens say it is easy to get prescription drugs from a parent or grandparent’s medicine cabinet.