Addiction & Recovery
The heroin epidemic is real. Broome County suffers far too many casualties each & every day. No family goes untouched.
I’ve been working diligently on this problem through treatment, education, and targeted grants.
I’ve been working diligently on this problem through treatment, education, and targeted grants.
Chair of Health & Human Services CommitteeIn January 2019, I became chair of the Broome County Health & Human Services Committee, which provides oversight to some of the County's most important departments, including Willow Point Nursing Home, Department of Social Services, the Health Department, and the Office for Aging.
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Maine-Endwell Substance Abuse Education Events
Educating our youth and informing their parents is a key step in preventing new addicts. That's why I've been partnered with Maine-Endwell schools for the last four years - to bring them a program of events that underscore the dangers of substance abuse. The first three years were focused on opioids and the fourth year targeted vaping.
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