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Mangano and Gonsalves to Host Drug Overdose Prevention Seminar – Tonight, May 15

Providing Free Overdose Reversal Kits to Participants  Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Legislative Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves invite residents to a free Drug Overdose Prevention Seminar that teaches non-medically trained residents how to save a … Continue reading

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Ed Mangano: New and Improved Benefits for Nassau’s Free Prescription Drug Program

Too often these days we read in the news about people having to make a choice between eating three square meals a day or taking their medication. The skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs has put a burden on not only … Continue reading

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Nassau’s Free Prescription Drug Program Has New and Improved Benefits for Residents

by Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano Too often these days we read in the news about people having to make a choice between eating three square meals a day or taking their medication.  The skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs … Continue reading

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Mangano Announces New, Free Prescription Drug Discount Program

Discount Card Being Mailed to Residents at No Cost to Taxpayers Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced a new, free prescription drug discount program is now available for all Nassau County residents.  This program was developed by Nassau … Continue reading

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Mangano Joins with Parents of Those Impacted by Prescription Drug Abuse

By Eden Laikin                    Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and his prescription drug abuse task force hosted an Overdose Prevention and Education Workshop on Wednesday that brought together parents, friends, recovering addicts, and treatment professionals to talk about tackling … Continue reading

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Mangano to Sponsor Drug Prevention Workshop

Citing a 52% increase in prescription drug and heroin related deaths from 2010 to 2011, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano is hosting a Drug Treatment, Prevention and Education Workshop on Wednesday, April 18th at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center … Continue reading

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Slain ATF Agent’s Sister Joins Mangano’s Efforts To Combat Pharmacy Crime

By Eden Laikin ATF Agent John Capano was an unwitting casualty of the prescription drug war. He was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve while attempting to stop an addict from robbing a Seaford pharmacy for highly sought-after painkillers. … Continue reading

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Mangano Announces Installation of Prescription Drug Disposal Bins

(L-R): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano; Police Commissioner Thomas V. Dale; Chief of Department Steven Skrynecki   Mineola, New York – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano was today joined by Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale to … Continue reading

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Nassau is Making it Safer for Pharmacists

By Eden Laikin More than 100 local pharmacists came together at a security summit hosted by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano earlier this month to learn how to keep themselves and their customers safe during this prescription drug epidemic – … Continue reading

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Continuing the Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse

EDITORIAL: Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano The collective efforts of local committees and task forces, who are combating the potentially deadly prescription drug abuse crisis, provide me confidence that we can stop the abuse of pharmaceuticals. There has been … Continue reading

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