Press Releases
2021
December 27, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Percentage of Adolescents Reporting Drug Use Decreased Significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 Pandemic Endured
December 27, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement
December 20, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Parents Learn About COVID-19 and its Effects on Adolescent Mental Health
December 20, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Addiction Policy Forum Opioid Prevention Campaign for Latinx Communities
December 13, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: New Family of Narcotics Linked to Overdoses
December 13, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIH Application of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
December 6, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA-Methadone Dispensation in Underserved Rural Areas
December 6, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Why the City of Glen Cove Should Opt Out of Marijuana Dispensaries
December 6, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove & Long Beach AWARE Coalitions Present “A Tale of Two Cities” Alcohol & Kids: A Dangerous Mix
November 29, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA- Collaboration Between Pharmacists and Physicians May Improve Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
November 23, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Great American Smoke Out
November 22, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: CDC: Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 Annually for the First Time
November 15, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: AMA’s 2021 Overdose Epidemic Report
November 15, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: CDC- Mood Disorders Increase Risk for Severe COVID-19
November 8, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Health and Human Services New Overdose Prevention Strategy
November 8, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Application of Telemedicine in Treating Addiction During COVID
November 1, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition- Red Ribbon Week
November 1, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA- Longitudinal Studies Needed to Determine the Developmental Impact of COVID-19 in Children
November 1, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: 2020 Data show COVID’s Impact on Nation’s Substance Use and Mental Health
October 25, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Encouraging the Community to “Shed Your Meds”
October 25, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA- From 2015-2019 Buprenorphine Misuse Decreased Among U.S. Adults with Opioid Use Disorder
October 18, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic-Pharmacy Chains Face First Trial
October 18, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: First Time E-Cigarettes Authorized by FDA to Stay on U.S. Market
October 18, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: COVID-19: Women, Depression, and Anxiety
October 11, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month
October 11, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: For Second Year, Youth Vaping Data Show Sharp Decline
October 4, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: DEA Warns About Fentanyl, Meth-Laced Pills
September 27, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA Funded Study Shows Tween Drug Use Remained Stable During COVID-19
September 27, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA Says Radical Change is Needed to Address the Opioid Epidemic
September 20, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: National Institutes of Health Study Reports Marijuana Use at Historic High Among College-Aged Adults in 2020
September 20, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: National Institutes of Health Study Reports Disparities in Opioid Overdose Deaths
September 13, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: More Than a Physical Toll: How COVID is Taking a Major Toll on Children’s Mental and Emotional Well Being
September 13, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: September is National Recovery Month
September 6, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: International Overdose Awareness Day
August 30, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: COVID-19-National Health Interview Survey- Early Release Data
August 23, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA Seeking To Change Societal Norms About Substance Use Disorder
August 16, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Fighting The Opioid Crisis With a Video Game
August 9, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: It’s Not Too Late: Quitting Smoking After a Lung Cancer Diagnosis Can Help
August 9, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Tobacco Action Coalition of LI -Tool to Help Teens Quit Use of Tobacco Products
August 9, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA Research Indicates Substance Abuse Prevention Education May Reduce Use Over Generations
August 2, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan
July 26, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Pandemic of the Unvaccinated CDC Director Warns
July 26, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NY Attorney General Reaches Agreement Over Opioid Settlement Funds
July 21, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Purdue Pharma State Settlements
July 21, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic Worsened by COVID-19
July 12, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: NIDA Encourages Individuals with Substance Use Disorders to Get Vaccinated
July 5, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Americans Seek Mental Health Support as COVID-19 Recedes
June 28, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Adolescent Marijuana Use Held Steady During COVID-19
June 28, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic- What the Community Needs to Know Presented by Steve Chassman, Executive Director of LICADD
June 21, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Long Term Marijuana Use and the Brain
June 21, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic-West Virginia Trial
June 14, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Policy’s Role in the History of the Opioid Epidemic
June 7, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Biden Administration Support for Two Crises
June 7, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: World No Tobacco Day 2021
May 31, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic: AMA Drug Policy Recommendations
May 24, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic- Still Here and Getting Worse
May 17, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Long-Lasting Medications May Improve Treatment Satisfaction in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
May 17, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: COVID-19 Increase in Depression and Anxiety
May 10, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Encouraging the Community to “Shed Your Meds”
May 10, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Cannabis Use Disorder in Pregnancy Linked to Infant Health Problems
May 10, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: West Virginia Landmark Trial Over Opioid Epidemic
May 3, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Biden Administration and Opioid Prescription Revised Guidelines
May 3, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Substance Use Disorders Developed Faster the Younger Age of First Cannabis or Prescription Drug Misuse
April 26, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Parents and Youth Celebrate Alcohol Awareness Month
April 26, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic- More Lawsuits Holding Drugmakers Accountable
April 19, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Overdose Increase During COVID and Policy Options to Move Forward
April 12, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: National Kick Butts Day
April 12, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Bilingual Parent Program Finds Hope During COVID
April 12, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Epidemic-Sackler Settlement
April 5, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Early Substance Use Associated with Early Development of Substance Use Disorders
March 29, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Alcohol Use Disorder and COVID-19
March 29, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Working to Prevent Problem Gambling
March 22, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Policy Responses and Considerations for COVID-19’s Effect on Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health
March 15, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use
March 8, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Interventions to Address the Opioid Crisis—Modeling Predictions and Consequences of Inaction
March 1, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Youth Tobacco Use: Results from the National Youth Tobacco and E-Cigarette Use Survey
March 1, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Skewed Opioid Prescribing Patterns -A Few Providers Prescribe a Large Proportion of Opioids
February 22, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: AMA’s 5 Principles to Wisely Spend Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds
February 22, 2021 SAFE and the Tobacco Action Coalition of LI Applaud local Tobacco Control Champion, the Glen Cove Public Library
February 15, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: CDC Reports National Youth Mental Health Crisis Amidst COVID
February 15, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: COVID Study on Patients Diagnosed with Mental Illness
February 15, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: New Studies Demonstrate Reduction in Smoking Rates Reduces Impacts of Smoking
February 8, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative Working to Address the Opioid Epidemic
February 8, 2021 SAFE Coalition Encourages Seniors to Lock Up Their Meds
February 1, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Expands Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
January 25, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: The Clash of Two Epidemics-COVID-19 impact on Opioid Overdose
January 18, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration May Increase Cooperation with Opioid Addiction Treatment
January 11, 2021 The Year in Review: SAFE Glen Cove Coalition and the Tobacco Action Coalition of Long Island
January 11, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: New Studies Finding a Link Between Youth Vaping and Mental Fog
January 4, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: SAMHSA Releases Preliminary Report on Drug Abuse Warning Network
January 4, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: COVID and Individuals with No History of Psychosis
January 4, 2021 SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: Opioid Use Disorder and COVID-19: Probable Biological Link to Worsened Outcomes
