On October 26th, 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") will hold a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription… read more...

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Via The Washington Post Suicide death rates among teenagers and young adults have increased at an alarming pace in the past decade, according to a new government report. While suicide has steadily become more common across the population, the increase among youths has outpaced all other age groups. For many… read more...

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Fact:  Around 20% of the world’s children and adolescents have mental health disorders. Approximately half of mental health disorders begin before the age of 14. Fact: Mental health and substance use disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide. About 23% of lost time because of disability is caused by… read more...

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Recently, in coordination with the New York City District Council of Carpenters ("NYCDCC") Executive Secretary Treasurer ("EST") Joseph Geiger, the NYCDCC Benefit Funds Executive Director David Stewart provided a video update on the status of the NYCDCC Pension Fund. In this update, which can be viewed by clicking HERE, Mr.… read more...

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Although you may not consider it often, properly disposing of your unused or unwanted prescription medications is very important. Disposing of prescription drugs goes a long way toward eliminating the possibility of family members or others removing your drugs from a medicine cabinet with the intent to misuse or abuse… read more...

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