Suffolk County Unveils More Initiatives To Fight Heroin, Opiate Crisis
Suffolk County has announced new initiatives in an effort to combat heroin and opiate abuse on Long Island.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Assistant Deputy County Executive for Public Safety Timothy Sini were among a host of county officials to introduce the initiatives on Monday.
Aimed at providing residents with an alternative to combat heroin and other opiate abuse, the county unveiled partnerships to raise awareness and facilitate the use of the FDA-approved drug Vivitrol — an extended release form of naltrexone.
Sini told 1010 WINS the drug will give those hooked on heroin and opioids a fighting chance at recovery.
“It’s a monthly injection. So for that period of time it effectively prevents opioid relapses. It also decreases...| read more ››