LICADD Blogs
Finding Detox Options on Long Island Beyond NUMC
By Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D, CEAP, SAP There's been lots of press lately about the possibility of Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) closing some or all of its detox beds and a substantial portion of its inpatient rehab beds. The timing couldn't be worse given the level of untreated opiate addiction... Read more »
So, Speak Up!
By Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D., CEAP, SAP Drug policy expert Kevin Sabet recently penned a thoughtful New York Times Op-Ed suggesting that we need more "moderate" voices in order to reduce the persistent polarization of drug policy debates. True, but what's actually missing from the discussions are the politically diverse voices... Read more »
It’s new, exciting and always an adventure here at LICADD.
Working with clients, learning from peers, it’s new, exciting and always an adventure here at LICADD. It’s hard to believe I’ve only been here a few months. The amount of life experience and alcohol and drug knowledge I’ve absorbed by helping clients and being taught by my field instructor and... Read more »
I found my own niche…
Well it’s almost time for the Holidays, and I must say, being at LICADD since September feels like just the right fit for me. I’m learning every day still. Every encounter and experience has been a unique learning experience on how I can better serve the clients and their families.... Read more »
Take Back Prescription Drugs, But Maybe Also Give Out Less.
By Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D, CEAP It looks like the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s third National Take-Back Day held on Saturday was once again a success. This coordinated effort to collect potentially dangerous, expired, misused and unwanted prescription drugs for safe destruction is of course, important to our efforts to reign-in... Read more »
NYSDOH RX Secrecy is a Prescription for Disaster
By Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D, CEAP Kudos to Newsday for a great piece of investigative reporting published yesterday. The cover story detailed how staff at the NYS Department of Health wrote an internal memo to a NYSDOH Deputy Commissioner in July, advising him that up to 1.4 million blank prescription forms... Read more »
“I’m already learning more than I ever could inside a classroom.”
The story of my journey to LICADD is a surprisingly short one: while discussing the first year internship with my advisor at Adelphi University I said that I'd like to work with drug dependent individuals, and despite telling me that "We try to give you the opposite of what you... Read more »
“Dedicated, professional, yet completely down-to-earth…”
I’ve chosen to intern at LICADD because I plan to eventually specialize in substance abuse. I also chose to intern at LICADD, because I’ve heard so many great things about the programs and services that they provide. As far as my experience so far with LICADD, I’m incredibly impressed with... Read more »
Prevent Overdoses Governor! Sign the 911 Good Samaritan Bill!
Governor Cuomo's Work Isn't Done By Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D Kudos to NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo for signing into law last week legislation banning the sale of "bath salts" and prohibiting the sale of hookahs and other smoking paraphernalia to minors. We've written about bath salts here several times - a mislabeled... Read more »
There is a Better Way for Long Island’s Nonprofits….
There is a Better Way for Long Island's Nonprofits.... By Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D As the dust settles on last week's news that Bin Laden had been killed, attention will once again return to the fiscal crisis facing our local, state and federal governments. It's a crisis that affects nonprofits in a... Read more »
