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Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Four Suspected Overdose Deaths Reported In Nine Days In Litchfield County
Four untimely deaths potentially related to heroin overdoses were reported in nine days in Litchfield County, state police said on Saturday. Connecticut State troopers and Connecticut State Police detectives from Western District Major Crime are investigating the deaths. These overdoses have been reported over the past two weeks, where different items of suspected heroin paraphernalia were found at each scene. It is unknown at this time if any of the consumed narcotics were contaminated by any substances that were unknown to the deceased, state police said. Symptoms of opioid overdose i…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Walmart, Sam's Club To Limit Opioid Prescriptions
With the country in the midst of an opioid epidemic, Walmart is taking efforts to curtail drug abuse by its customers. Officials announced Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies around the country will fill all opioid prescriptions with no more than a seven-day supply, capping daily dosages at 50 morphine milligram equivalents. The new policy is in line with guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding opioid use and abuse. The new policy is expected to be implemented nationwide within two months. Walmart employees are expected to get additional training and ed…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Chased By Police, Cliffside Park Man Hops Fence, Falls 30 Feet Down Cliffs
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A known Cliffside Park drug user already facing charges of neglecting his elderly mother hopped a fence while being chased by police after a pair of hit-and-run crashes Thursday -- and tumbled 30 feet down the Palisades to Edgewater, authorities said. Allen Gonzalez, 41, was airlifted from Palisades General Hospital to Hackensack University Medical Center with several broken bones, responders said. It began, they said, when Gonzalez sped off after his car struck two parked vehicles in neighboring North Bergen. Township police chased Gonzalez before he eventually bai…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Schools
Usra
Coalition: Doctors To Warn Northern Highlands Parents Of Opioid Danger
ALLENDALE, N.J. -- Addiction doesn't always begin at a party -- it could start in the family medicine chest. Experts will tell parents what to consider before their teens have surgery or treatment for chronic pain during a "Physician's Perspective on Drugs and Opiods" at Northern Highlands Regional High School later this month. Sponsored by the Upper Saddle River/Allendale Coalition, the boards of health from each town and Hackensack University Medical Center, the free April 25 event features panelists: Michael Kelly, the chairman of orthopedic surgery at Hackensack University M…
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Pleads Guilty To Having Sex With Teen Boys
A Fairfield County man charged with unwanted sexual offenses against two teenage boys and offering to give them drugs and alcohol in exchange for sex, pleaded guilty Friday. Richard Spring, 51, of New Fairfield, pleaded guilty before Judge Peter Forman, to two counts of criminal sex act with a victim less than 17 in Dutchess County, confirmed Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Joelle Morabito-Cruz. Spring will receive a maximum sentence of 15 years because of his guilty plea and will have to register as a sex offender, Morabito-Cruz said. He could have faced up to 25 years i…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Njag
: Clifton Ortho Doc Who Freely Doled Out Opioids Barred From Practice
CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton orthopedic surgeon who prescribed addictive opioid painkillers to patients who abused the drugs, sold them on the black market or otherwise didn't need them has been temporarily barred from practicing medicine. Evangelos Megariotis told one patient that "anything that drugs can do on the street, my medications will do better and safer” and to “just call me,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. He also treated patient complaints of hyper tension, upper respiratory issues, ADD, PTS and other conditions with drugs -- among them, Xanax, Adderal…
White Plains, NY
News
Chain Pharmacies Now Must Take Unused Drugs, Says Westchester Bill
Chain drug stores in Westchester County may soon face heavy fines if they fail to allow customers to drop-off unused medication if a bill recently proposed by lawmakers passes. The bill would require pharmacies with more than three locations in the county to accept unused medication, including the installation of signage denoting the locations as drop-off points and creation of a hotline and website to list sites where medication can be left. The bill was introduced by Legislator MaryJane Shimsky last year. Companies that fail to comply with the proposed law would allow for fines up to $1,0…
Bedford, NY
News
Bedford Hills Hosting Forum On Drug Abuse
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- Parents and teens will be able to learn about the dangers of drug abuse at a forum in Bedford Hills Wednesday. The Bedford/Lewisboro/Pound Ridge Drug Abuse Prevention Council is hosting "This Is Your Brain on Drugs," a presentation by Dr. Stephen Dewey at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Hills Community House at 74 Main Street. Dewey is a neuroscientist and research professor at the New York University School of Medicine and has appeared on shows like "Dateline" and "Good Morning America." The discussion will focus on how alcohol, marijuana, vaping…
