While the fentanil and opioids continue to devastate the communities of our region, the HEMPSEAD Town Supervisor, Don Clavin, and the Nassau County District Prosecutor, Anne Donnelly, they are counterattacing and providing residents with the tools to protect their families, especially children.
In conference at the Yes Community Counseling Center located in Levittown, Clavin and Donnelly announced a seminar on the fentanyl crisis and the program “is not my son” to be carried out this Wednesday, June 11, at 6:30 pm, in the municipal town hall (in 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550), and invite all residents to take advantage of This important free community resource.
“Fentanyl is a dangerous and mortal drug that is wreaking havoc in families from all over the United States, even here in the Hempstead Town,” said Supervisor Clavin. «The district prosecutor Anne Donnelly has led the fight against fentanil and other opioids, processing criminals who bring these drugs to our communities. He is educating Nassau’s residents about how to protect their children and families ».
“Fentanyl is one of the most powerful and lethal drugs that we have seen in Nassau County, and my office is doing everything possible to combat this crisis and educate the public,” said prosecutor Donnelly. “We encourage all residents, especially parents and school authorities, to attend the fentanyl crisis seminar and not My Child Program.”
The seminar will provide parents, educators and residents valuable information about prevention, education, treatment and recovery. Experts will also focus on the connection between vapeo, fentanil and increased overdose in adolescents.
These programs expand training forums on Narcan of the Hempstead City Council, which detail the dangers of opioids and offer detailed instructions and emergency kits to help people suffering from an overdose.
Donnelly district prosecutor will also share stories of the addiction of residents and how it affects their lives and those of their families.
According to the National Statistics Center on drug abuse, almost 100,000 people die every year due to drug overdose. Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than heroin and morphine, represented 70% of overdose deaths in 2022.
In this way, the seminar on the fentanyl crisis and the program “It is not my son” will be held in the Nathan Lh Bennett pavilion of the Town Hall of Hempstead on June 11 (6:30 pm). It is indicated that residents can park their vehicles in visitors parking located behind the building, in Peninsula Boulevard and Greenwich Street.
