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Forum At Center For Jewish Life Centers On Growing Opioid Epidemic

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Rabbi Berel Lerman at the opioid forum at the Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in Sag Harbor. DOROTHY MAI

Rabbi Berel Lerman at the opioid forum at the Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in Sag Harbor. DOROTHY MAI

Rabbi Berel Lerman AND Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki at the opioid forum at the Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in Sag Harbor. DOROTHY MAI

Rabbi Berel Lerman AND Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki at the opioid forum at the Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in Sag Harbor. DOROTHY MAI

Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki at the opioid forum at the Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in Sag Harbor. DOROTHY MAI

Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki at the opioid forum at the Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in Sag Harbor. DOROTHY MAI

By Dorothy Mai

 on Aug 8, 2018
When Cindy Goldberg was just a teen, she was prescribed opioids to treat menstrual cramps. It was that easy. The opioid epidemic is now a national issue, and the Town... more

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