



STAND UP FOR RECOVERY DAY 2019
Join the Long Island Recovery Association – LIRA and F.I.S.T. ~ Families in Support of Treatment on March 20th for the 10th Annual Friends of Recovery-New York (FOR-NY) Stand Up for Recovery Day! This is a statewide event! LONG ISLAND UNITED! THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES THE ADVOCACY TRAIN! DIRECTIONS FOR BUS PICK UP –> Directions…

NAPOLI GRANITE COUNTERTOP RAFFLE!
Want to win a 72″ granite countertop, cut, measured, and installed by the pros? The expert’s at Napoli Marble & Granite Design have donated a custom marble or granite vanity countertop- worth $1,200- to be raffled off! Tickets are $10 each and going fast- so click the button below to be entered for our drawing-…

SUMMER/FALL 2018 NEWSLETTER
LIRA Introduces 12 to 12 Telephone and Text Recovery Support Service In January, LIRA was awarded a mini grant through OASAS and The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene and launched a new Telephone & Text Recovery Support line targeting youth and young adults. The LIRA young people’s committee came up with this innovative first of…


LONG ISLAND ADVOCATES WITH OASAS OFFICIALS AND GOVERNOR CUOMO AS HE SIGNS LEGISLATION TO COMBAT THE HEROIN AND OPIOID CRISIS IN NEW YORK STATE
Above: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation to combat the heroin and opioid crisis in New York State. The comprehensive package of bills was passed as part of the 2016 Legislative Session and marks a major step forward in the fight to increase access to treatment, expand community prevention strategies, and limit the over-prescription of…

EMERGENCY MEDICAL HOLD LEGISLATION
LIRA supports legislation creating an emergency medical hold on individuals deemed to be incapacitated by alcohol or other drugs including those who are revived from an opiate overdose by Naloxone and clearly posing “a danger to self or others.” The emergency hold will allow for a clinical assessment or evaluation and referral to treatment or…

CHOOSING AN INPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER
In response to numerous questions and emails from individuals and families regarding inpatient treatment centers out of state and in New York, LIRA has created this objective resource guide as a community service. We do not endorse any particular inpatient center although we have received feedback on many. Our intention is for you to be…

SOBER HOMES
Major progress has been made on the sober housing front since LIRA first identified this as an area of concern back in 2000. Our sober housing team under the umbrella of Long Island Congregations Associations and Neighborhoods (LICAN) was the driving force behind the issue seeking to improve living conditions, confront disreputable outfits and reward…

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