Public Hearing Tonight in Yorktown on Heroin and Opiod Abuse

A series of statewide hearings held by the bipartisan Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction is scheduled to begin tonight in Yorktown.

WHO: Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction
WHAT: Legislative hearing on heroin and opioid abuse
WHEN: *TODAY*, 7 p.m. April 30
WHERE: Mildred E. Strang Middle School Cafeteria, 2701 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

The Task Force will also meet in Rochester, Lewiston, Albany and additional communities to examine the issues created by increased heroin abuse that is causing hundreds of deaths in communities across the state.

The Task Force is co-chaired by Senator Terrence Murphy, Senator Robert Ortt, chairman of the Senate Committee on Mental Health; and Senator George A. Amedore, Jr., chairman of the Senate Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

The hearings will provide an opportunity for senators to solicit input from stakeholders and experts, and use the information collected to develop recommendations for legislative action. Lawmakers say that recent opiate statistics show a pressing and urgent need to find a solution to this statewide epidemic.

For more Patch coverage on the heroin epidemic, see:

• County Police Arrest 5 in Drug Bust
• From Experimentation to Addiction: A Young Man’s Story of Recovery
• Yorktown Woman Arrested for Heroin Possession
• Local Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
• Heroin Ring Bust Nets 12 Locals
• Mahopac Heroin Overdose: Cops Hope to Avoid ‘Another Tragedy’
• Police: Woman, 61, Sold Heroin to Undercover Officer
• Suspected Heroin Overdoses Cause Deaths in Westchester, Putnam
• Suspected Heroin Overdose in Croton: One Brother Dead, One Hospitalized
• New York State Police to Launch New Program to Fight Heroin Epidemic