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Drug overdose deaths in the United States have reached another record high－an estimated 104,288 people died in the 12 months ending September 2021.

Drug overdose deaths in the United States have reached another record high－an estimated 104,288 people died in the 12 months ending September 2021.

On Friday, February 25, in collaboration with Hamptons Jazz Fest Winter Series and in recognition of Black History Month, the Parrish presents a live, in-person concert with jazz virtuoso Greg Lewis, a veteran of the New York music scene regarded as a master of the Hammond B3 organ. Performing cuts from his first CD Organ Monk—a tribute to jazz legend Thelonious Monk—as well as other selections, Lewis’s trio features guitarist Ron Jackson and drummer Cindy Blackman, with special guest Jerry Weldon, the internationally renowned tenor saxophonist. Please see below for tickets and updated C...

​​It's been two months since New York City opened the country's first overdose prevention center, and public health experts said the clinic is already saving lives.

Getty Images/Erik McGregor, FILE(NEW YORK) -- It's been two months since New York City opened the first-ever overdose prevention center (OPC) in the United States, and public health experts said the clinic is already saving lives. OPCs are a form of harm reduction, which is a set of strategies to minimize the negative effects and consequences linked to drug use, and "keeping people who use drugs alive and as healthy as possible," according to the U.S. government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In this case, OPCs are place where people can use d...