Name: Combating the Drug Epidemic on Long Island
Start: 2018-10-01T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-10-01T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Longwood Public Library

Longwood Public Library

1:00pm-5:00pm

(631) 924-6400

Longwood Public Library
800 Middle Country Road
Middle Island, NY 11953
United States

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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Mon: 9:30am-9:00pm

Tue: Closed

Wed: Closed

Thu: 9:30am-9:00pm

Fri: 9:30am-9:00pm

Sat: 9:30am-5:00pm

Program Type:

Health & Fitness

Age Group:

Adult

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Event Description

Drug overdose deaths involving opioids have increased in the United States and Suffolk County for more than a decade. Heroin use on Long Island has reached epidemic proportions, according to experts, leaving a wake of deaths, shattered lives, and broken families. Join us for this critical discussion featuring two powerful speakers, Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds and Father Frank Pizzarelli.

Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Family and Children’s Association (FCA) and currently serves on Governor Cuomo’s Heroin and Opioid Task Force, the Executive Committee of the Nassau County Heroin Prevention Task Force, is chair of Suffolk County’s Sober Home Oversight Board, chairs the Huntington Town Opioid Task Force and is a member of Suffolk County’s Heroin/Opiate Epidemic Advisory Panel. Father Frank Pizzarelli, LCSW is Executive Director, Founder and CEO of Hope House Ministries.

Representatives from various agencies including LICAAD, Long Island Recovery Center, THRIVE, Brookhaven Youth Bureau and Catholic Charities will be on hand to provide valuable resources. Light refreshments will be served.

No Registration Required

All Are Welcome

Borrowing Guidelines

Valid Adult Longwood Public Library Card in good standing.
A maximum of three items from this collection may be borrowed at a time.
Equipment & Gadgets are available at the Adult Reference Desk and must be returned to the Circulation Desk. Gadgets placed on hold may be checked out at the at the Circulation Desk when ready for pickup. Equipment & Gadgets may not be returned to the book drop.
If any item is lost or damaged, the full value of the item will be charged to the patron account.
The library has a limited number of items in the collection; if the item comes back late or is lost, the library may not be able to honor reservations.
The use of some items may require precertification or training; if there are any precertification requirements, there will be a link in the item description to the required training.

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