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In a rare move, the Broome County Health Department has put out an after-hours news release warning of a spike in overdose deaths in the county. An alert was sent to the media shortly after 4 p.m. March 6 announcing "reports of increased overdoses during the past 24 hours." Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News (file) The Broome Opioid Awareness Council (BOAC) has issued previous messages encouraging people with a substance to not use drugs alone.  BOAC also advises Narcan kits should be available and reminds others present that the "Good Samaritan" law protects them from repercussions when calling 91...

I was scrolling through my social media feed last week when a post stopped me in my tracks and stole the breath from my lungs. One of my friends shared the devastating news that they'd lost their teenaged child to a drug overdose and instantly, my heart shattered for them. Get our free mobile app Every time I tuck in my little boy, I say a prayer not only that he'll have a good sleep, but that he'll always be kept safe from harm, a prayer that all parents say. My absolute biggest fear is one I share with my fellow parents and that is that my child will get maimed or involved in something tha...

28January 2021 Nan Goldin is selling a limited-edition print from her archive in support of her campaign group, PAIN. The 6x8 print of “Swan-like embrace, Paris, 2001” is available for $200 (roughly £150) plus the price of tax and shipping. It’s a pretty sweet deal considering Goldin’s prints often sell for hundreds, if not thousands, so keep your eyes peeled for when the piece goes on sale next week. “This photo is from a series of my beloved nephew and his first love when they came from Stockholm to stay with me in Paris,” Goldin wrote on Instagram. “It was humbling to see ho...

Enter your number to get our free mobile app Kathy Whyte/ WNBF News-Truth Pharm director Alexis Pleaus Alexis Pleus, the founder of TruthPharm provided video testimony this week concerning the loss of her son to overdose to a Congressional committee hearing on the contribution of Purdue Pharma and the owners: the Sackler family, to the national opioid addiction crisis. In a news release, Pleaus says David Sackler admitted to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that Oxycontin was more potent than morphine. The family disputed it knew about doctors wrongfully prescribing pain killers th...

Drug deaths in Saratoga, Rensselaer counties almost doubled during coronavirus pandemic Addiction treatment, recovery groups say pandemic's ripple effects will last for years FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Daniel Ward, the transportation and outreach coordinator for Greener Pathways, an organization that provides mobile addiction services, and Kyle Buono, a peer advocate with the organization, conduct a drive-up Narcan training during the COVID-19 pandemic for a community member in Tannersville, N.Y.Greener PathwaysShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Greener Pathways’ mobile outreach table, offering Narcan ...