LICADD Board Member Pat Pryor Bonica in Sunday’s Newsday
Patricia Pryor Bonica - a LICADD Board Member and immediate past Board Chair - was featured prominently in yesterday's edition of Newsday. In a dynamic and moving op-ed piece, Pat shares her experience, strength and hope as Long Island - and indeed the nation - struggle to better understand the Schuler... Read more »
Long Island Press Publishes LICADD Guest Editorial on Schuler Tragedy
More kudos to the Long Island Press, who published an editorial from LICADD about the Schuler case and alcoholism on their homepage this afternoon. The OP-ED is linked here.... Read more »
LICADD ED Meets with Delegation from Uruguay to Discuss Drug Policy
LICADD Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds joined NCADD on Monday for a meeting with government officials from Uruguay to discuss drug policy. Mr. Ricardo German Gil Iribane, Secretary General of Uruguay's Money Laundering Unit, Mr. Milton Romain Gerner, Secretary General of the National Drug Bureau and Mr. Jorge Luis Vazquez Rosa, Deputy... Read more »
Congrats to the Alcoholism Council of New York and Scott Clark
LICADD was thrilled to support WABC's Scott Clark and the Alcoholism Council of New York at their annual golf outing held yesterday at Wykagyl Country Club in Westchester. As always, Scott did a fantastic job and we look forward to seeing him at our golf outing on September 21, 2009.... Read more »
New Leadership Council Members
LICADD is pleased to welcome Nancy Beckett-Lawless from Seafield, Maureen Borkowski from the Long Island Center for Recovery, Jean Lahage Cohen from the Mentoring Partnership of Long Island and Christine Hunter from the Nassau County Department of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services onto its Leadership Council. A full description of the... Read more »
LICADD to particpate in A&E Recovery Rally
LICADD is proud to be taking the lead in organizing a Long Island contingent to participate in the A&E Recovery Rally on September 12, 2009. We'll join thousands of others as we form the largest human bridge to recovery on the 6,000-foot-long Brooklyn Bridge as we cross from Manhattan into... Read more »
Anton Publications Covers Nassau Heroin Epidemic
Joe Rizza, a reporter from Anton's Mineola American newspaper has just published a story detailing Nassau's heroin summit and heroin use among teens in Nassau County. The article is linked here. Kudos to Rizza, and Anton for devoting such thorough and solid coverage to a critical issue facing Long Islanders. Awareness about... Read more »
