The opioid epidemic is devastating communities across America. According to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, deaths from opioids have increased 200% between 2010 and 2015 in Westchester. More Americans die from drug overdoses than in car crashes, and this increasing trend is driven by prescription painkillers. In 2012, the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) and […]
Helping Yorktown Stay Safe: Senator Murphy’s Shed the Meds Keeps hazardous drugs off the streets The sales of prescription having quadrupled since 1999. Sadly, so have the number of deaths from overdoses related to prescription opioids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Opioids (including prescription opioids and heroin) killed more than 33,000 […]
Heroin and other opioids are devastating communities across America, including communities in Westchester County. According to the Partnership for Drug Free Kids, deaths from heroin have increased 328% between 2010 and 2015, and drug deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are now seeing a sharp rise as well. More Americans die from drug overdoses […]
ASK is proud to announce our partnership with the iKeyp safe, the first smartphone-enabled personal safe designed to disrupt the cycle of prescription drug theft and abuse. Our campaign launch coincides with The National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week, and extends through our Save A Life forum on April 2. The iKeyp safe is available […]
#DidYouKnow that the United States represents 5% of the world’s population, yet are home to 75% of prescription drugs in the world? Add to that startling statistic that 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs, get them from friends or relatives. The Alliance for Safe Kids has partnered with the Yorktown Police Department to have a permanent […]
On November 1, 2016, the Yorktown Police Department (YPD) disposed of 154 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs collected through the Prescription Drug Disposal Unit. Since ASK partnered with the YPD on this initiative in May 2012, we have collected and disposed of 2,622 lbs of drugs – that is averaging out to be 49lbs […]
On June 7, 2016, the Yorktown Police Department (YPD) disposed of 254 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs collected through the Prescription Drug Disposal Unit. Since ASK partnered with the YPD on this initiative, we have collected and disposed of 2,468 lbs of drugs – that is averaging out to be 77lbs of drugs per month! The partnership began in […]
What is Heroin/Why is it so dangerous? Heroin is a powerful narcotic and central nervous system depressant that is particularly additive and dangerous because it enters the brain so What is a heroin overdose? When heroin enters the body, breathing and heart rate may slow to dangerous levels. This can lead to overdose. An overdose may result […]
3 Things Parents of High Schoolers Need to Know About ‘Study Drugs’ Just because amphetamines like Adderall are prescribed by a doctor doesn’t necessarily make them safe to use, one expert says. The second half of the school year can be a stressful time for high schoolers with the SAT, ACT, final exams and other important academic […]
Use of heroin and other opioids is increasing among local high school students and even younger children in the Lower Hudson Valley, according to local drug counselors who are championing increased school-based efforts to combat addiction. During the 2014-15 school year, nine Westchester high school students told counselors with Student Assistance Services that they had used heroin. […]