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The Broome County Health Department is one of four counties in New York State given money to help build health department capacity for opioid overdose prevention.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing spending $168 billion in the upcoming fiscal year but did not give much of a list of details during his January 16 budget address in Albany.

Broome County officials are releasing the number of overdose reports coming into emergency services since January first.

New York State Senator Fred Akshar says several Southern Tier agencies are getting state funding for heroin and opioid education, prevention and counseling.

The New York State Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction is adding more public forums to gather more information on the rampant drug problem in the state.

Plans for starting a drug treatment facility at the site of the former Broome Developmental Center in the Town of Dickinson announced recently are not getting total support.

Broome County Officials report 432 responses to overdose calls to emergency services so far this year.

New York State's Senate approves a package of bills to combat heroin and opioid addiction.

A local law office is announcing plans for an event to educate the public about opioid and heroin addiction.

Broome County is taking steps to steer young people away from drugs with the new Opioid Prevention Pilot Project.