Issue Position: Combating The Opioid Crisis

Issue Position

The drug crisis is a disease that's touched the lives of so many Long Islanders. We must be compassionate yet vigilant in combating this crisis if we are to overcome it. As an assemblyman, I worked on a heroin and opioid epidemic task force

I support giving law enforcement and individual citizens the resources they need to assist people suffering from opioid addiction, such as Narcan, a life-saving tool that can reverse and prevent overdose deaths.

For individuals suffering from opioid addiction, I support providing resources for treatment so that they may recover.

Key Actions:

Co-hosted a task force on the heroin and opioid epidemic, listening to those on the frontline of this fight
Voted to increase availability and safety of detox programs, and improved access to rehabilitation and drug treatment programs. A10725, A10726, A10727 of 2016

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