Daniel Russo, the owner of Russo’s Pharmacy, allegedly conspired to fill fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Read MoreQueens’ overdose rate in the first quarter of 2019 was 2.5 per 100,000 residents — the lowest in New York City.
Read MoreAttendees will learn how to administer naloxone medication.
Read MoreOver the course of a year, the defendants allegedly conducted tens of thousands of transactions involving the pills.
Read MoreA total of 1,444 people died due to unintentional drug overdoses in New York City in 2018.
Read More“We have a moral obligation to save lives and connect people to addiction treatment.”
Read More“To hear some of the candidates running for Queens District Attorney, you would have to be forgiven for thinking that the Queens DA’s Office was stuck in the 1970's.”
Read MoreGeorge Piha, who lived in Middle Village, was sentenced in Buffalo criminal court Tuesday to two to six years in prison.
Read MoreTerrance Belford, 36, was originally arrested in June 2017 for his role in an oxycodone distribution ring.
Read MoreThree pharmacies in Queens will serve as safe drop-off locations for unused prescription drugs as part of Saturday’s National Drug Takeback Day, Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced on Monday.
Read MoreOn Friday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law designed to address the opioid epidemic by funding diversion programs for opioid abusers involved in the criminal justice system.
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