I am a graduate of St. John’s University and I have spent much of the past 20 years writing for weekly newspapers and news groups such as The Sag Harbor Express, The Southampton Press, Times-Review Newspapers, The Long Island Advance, and The Independent. I can be reached at peggy.hoey@patch.comSource
One hundred and seventy-five rocks were placed outside the Suffolk County Legislature in Hauppauge on Tuesday, marking the number of lives lost daily to the deadly drug, Fentanyl. The poignant markers were plucked from a local beach and hand-painted purple in recognition of Fentanyl Awareness Day, which is marked by people who lost loved ones to the drug. The odorless and tasteless pill, which can be colored purple, got its start in medicine treating severe, chronic pain. But in more recent years, it has evolved within the illicit drug trade, comprising six out of every 10 pills,...…One hundred and seventy-five rocks were placed outside the Suffolk County Legislature in Hauppauge on Tuesday, marking the number of lives lost daily to the deadly drug, Fentanyl. The poignant markers were plucked from a local beach and hand-painted purple in recognition of Fentanyl Awareness Day, which is marked by people who lost loved ones to the drug. The odorless and tasteless pill, which can be colored purple, got its start in medicine treating severe, chronic pain. But in more recent years, it has evolved within the illicit drug trade, comprising six out of every 10 pills,...WW…
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