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SENATOR ANDREW LANZA EXPLAINS HIS LANDMARK PRESCRIPTION DRUG REFORM PACKAGE WHICH CREATES AN ONLINE, REAL TIME DATABASE TO TRACK PRESCRIPTION NARCOTICS

Lanza's Legislation, S.7637, Will Make New York State A National Leader In Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse.

IN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Officials tout prescription-tracking I-STOP as key to combating Rx abuse on Staten Island

Posted by Andrew J Lanza on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Just about every two weeks, according to state Sen. Andrew Lanza, someone dies on Staten Island of a prescription drug overdose.

Lanza met today with State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Assemblyman Michael Cusick, and City Councilwoman Debi Rose to update Islanders on legislation they say will be a national model for fighting prescription drug abuse.

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IN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Cuomo signs prescription drug database into law; Staten Island pols rejoice

Posted by Andrew J Lanza on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Published: Monday, August 27, 2012, 5:51 PM by John Annese

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's now the law of the state -- the governor on Monday authorized a database that tracks whether patients are bouncing from doctor to doctor to stockpile prescriptions of drugs like oxycodone.

Three years after the Advance highlighted a deadly abuse epidemic that has killed more people on Staten Island than car crashes or murder, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill spearheaded by borough lawmakers that would turn such a database into reality within a year.

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GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LANDMARK LANZA-CUSICK LEGISLATION TO HELP NEW YORK STATE FIGHT PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

Posted by Andrew J Lanza on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LANDMARK LANZA-CUSICK LEGISLATION TO HELP NEW YORK STATE FIGHT PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation, authored by Senator Andrew Lanza and Assemblyman Mike Cusick, that will help make New York state a leader in fighting prescription drug abuse.

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