Mammography Screenings Save Lives

October and every other month is perfect to schedule a potentially life-saving mammogram.

Air Quality Alert Issued For Glen Cove Due To Ozone

An air quality alert has been issued for Nassau and Suffolk counties until 11 p.m. Glen Cove was in the alert.

SAFE GC Coalition: Rising Concern Over Marijuana Use with Opioids

Those who use marijuana in conjunction with prescription opioids have higher instances of mental health and substance abuse issues.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Prevention Youth Focus Group

Empirical evidence suggests that peer education is key in changing adolescent risk behaviors and is an important part of prevention.

SAFE GC Coalition: How is Opioid Crisis Funding Being Spent?

A Bipartisan Policy Center report maintains that the federal funding approach to the opioid crisis lacks long-term vision.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Oklahoma vs. Perdue Pharma

A Washington Post article discusses Purdue Pharma, maker of the painkiller oxycontin, widely blamed for helping to start opioid epidemic.

SAFE Works to Prevent Problem Gambling Among Seniors

SAFE social worker Nicole Giordano visited the Glen Cove Senior Center to share important information on the dangers of gambling.

SAFE GC Coalition: Fentanyl Third Wave in Opioid Epidemic

Fentanyl is the ​third wave in the nation's opioid epidemic, a recent study published by the CDC has found.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Dilemma

A recent study has found that reducing prescription opioids for short-term pain saves lives in the long run.

GC Youth Educated on Dangers of Tobacco Industry’s Marketing

SAFE, TAC and the Glen Cove Youth Bureau collaborated to educate students on National Kick Butts Day.

How Nassau County Ranks In Health And How Long You Should Live

See how Nassau County ranks for quality of life, physical environment and other factors compared to other places.

SAFE GC Coalition: LI Cracks Down on Opioid Prescriptions

New efforts have been put forth on Long Island to decrease the amount of prescriptions health professionals can prescribe.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Comorbidity and Opioid Use Disorder

Addiction becomes even more complex and difficult to treat for those diagnosed with a comorbid illness.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Heroin More Potent in Eastern U.S.

Opioid-related mortality rates rapidly increased across the eastern United States from 1999 to 2016, according to new research.

SAFE, Glen Cove Police Department Partner to Keep Teens Safe

SAFE and the Glen Cove Police Department teamed up to educate Glen Cove High School students on the dangers of underage drinking.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: 2019 National Drug Control Strategy

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has released the administration’s National Drug Control Strategy.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Long Island and the Opioid Epidemic

Opioid overdoses for Nassau and Suffolk counties decreased in 2018.

SAFE GC Coalition: Opioid Epidemic-Florida Sues Walgreens, CVS

Florida has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens and CVS, the nation’s two largest drugstore chains, over opioid sales.

SAFE GC Coalition: Opioid Epidemic America’s Deadly New Normal

The nation's opioid death rate is five times higher than it was in 1999.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Legislation and School Districts

Recently passed legislation aims to help schools cope with the challenges of educating kids from families grappling with opioid addiction.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic, Better or Worse?

Drug overdose deaths are on the rise recent data shows.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Lock Your Meds Campaign

SAFE’s social worker, Nicole Giordano, recently presented Lock Your Meds at the Glen Cove Senior Center.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition:West Virginia’s Proposed Opioid Response

West Virginia’s proposed response to the opioid epidemic may serve as a model for other states.

SAFE GC Coalition: Opioid Epidemic & Drug Company Accountability

This year could see the culmination of a flood of lawsuits, all seeking accountability for the opiod epidemic.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Prevention’s Role in Opioid Epidemic

Expert maintains that the opioid epidemic can be curbed by emphasizing prevention first.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Crisis Year in Review

A number of policies and grants have been issued to combat the opioid crisis.

SAFE GC Coalition: Dr. Dewey: the Adolescent Brain and Drug Abuse

Neuroscientist Dr. Stephen Dewey recently gave a presentation on the adolescent brain and the direct effect of drug abuse.

SAFE GC Coalition: Opioid Epidemic and Health Policy Initiatives

When compared with healthcare systems globally, the USA prescribes 50 times more opioids than the rest of the world combined.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic and Suicide

An article recently published in the Psychiatric Times indicates the opioid epidemic has underlying concerns of suicide.

SAFE GC Coalition: Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Children & Parents

Addiction to prescription pain medications has had a devastating effect on families.

SAFE GC Coalition: SAMHSA Survey Reveals Substance Abuse Data

SAMHSA recently released the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Taxing Big Pharma

Lawmakers want to raise taxes on pharmaceutical companies to help pay for the cost of the opioid crisis.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition Celebrates the Great American Smokeout

Glen Cove School District students were educated on the dangers of smoking during the Great American Smokeout.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: FDA Approves Powerhouse Opioid

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an opioid that is proven to be stronger than fentanyl and morphine.

SAFE GC Coalition: Opioid Epidemic and the Foster Care System

The foster care system has shown a significant increase in child placement due to the opioid crisis across the nation.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Correctional Facilities and Treatment

A Rhode Island correctional facility is addressing the opioid epidemic with a medication-assisted treatment program.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Use and College Campuses

The use of opiates by college students has risen dramatically over the past two decades.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: On Fentanyl and Synthetic Opioids

Death rates involving synthetic opioids (other than methadone) have risen dramatically, according to the CDC.

SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: On the Signs of an Opioid Overdose

The signs of an opioid overdose can vary.

SAFE GC Coalition: On Narcan for Opioid Overdoses in Young Adults

Many young adults who have an opioid addiction may at one time have been given Narcan.