by Carolyn Abrams | Dec 3, 2021 | in the news
by Lucy Knight The Guardian The American writer Patrick Radden Keefe has said he will give away the £10,000 (approximately $13,000 USD) he was awarded by a book prize whose sponsor helped to sell the opioid painkiller OxyContin. Radden Keefe’s damning investigative...
by Carolyn Abrams | Nov 29, 2021 | fundraising, GivingTuesday
On November 30, 2021, people all around the world are coming together to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities and change our world. Will you be one of them? This holiday season, we need your help to ensure every New Yorker in need can...
by Carolyn Abrams | Nov 24, 2021 | RFYL Weekly
This week Saturday, November 25, 2021, the team will be meeting up at 8:15 am in front of the Manor facility (219 East 121 Street, New York, NY 10035). The team will be transported to Sleepy Hollow, where we will run/walk the Tappan Zee Bridge 6-mile walk path. Fellow...
by Carolyn Abrams | Nov 20, 2021 | drug abuse, fentanyl, in the news, Opioid epidemic
The New York Times By Sarah Maslin Nir Dark heroin cut with so much white powdered fentanyl that it’s known on the street as “gray.” Cocaine laced so frequently with fentanyl that club DJs stock anti-overdose medication. Fake prescription pain pills that are in fact...
by Carolyn Abrams | Nov 17, 2021 | addiction, Opioid epidemic
The abuse of Fentanyl has become a major contributor to the national opioid addiction epidemic. Here’s how the synthetic drug affects the brain. Video/Image: Arielle Ray/The Wall Street Journal Video/Image: Arielle Ray/The Wall Street Journal Source: Drug Overdose...
