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Nassau PD: 57 opioid overdoses in E. Meadow since 2017

<p>Nassau police officials were in East Meadow Wednesday to announce statistics concerning opioid overdoses and to push for a five-prong approach to tackle the epidemic.</p>

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Mar 14, 2018, 2:21 PM

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