Suffolk lawmakers outline plan to treat heroin addicts

In the ongoing effort to combat the growing use of heroin across Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced last week a new strategy aimed at making a special drug more accessible to addicts at treatment centers and county facilities - though experts warn it's no panacea. The initiative mainly includes expanding the availability of the FDA-approved drug naltrexone, which "in laymen's terms, prevents a person from getting high," assistant deputy county executive for public safety Timothy Sini said during a press conference in Hauppauge.

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