New York Senator Chuck Schumer visited CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh to advocate for the FEND OFF Fentanyl Act. The congressional bill is aimed at curbing the influx of illegal fentanyl responsible for countless overdose deaths. Schumer urged the House to work with the Senate in designating fentanyl trafficking as a national...
Mountain Lake PBS joins with public media partners across New York State to examine the addiction and overdose crisis.
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Past coverage:
Overdose Epidemic | Feb 13-19
A week of special public media programming across New York State examining the addiction and overdose crisis.
2/10 at 8 PM - Mountain Lake Journal (repeats 2/11 at 7 PM, 2/12 at 5 AM, 10 AM, 2/13 at 5 PM)
2/13 at 10 PM – Love in the Time of Fentanyl | Independent Lens
2/15 at 2 PM – Connect NY: The Overdose Epidemic (repeats 2/18 at 6 PM)
2/16 at 1 PM – 7 Days: The Opioid Crisis
2/16 at 2 PM – FRONTLINE Opioids Inc.
2/17 at 8 PM – NYS Public Media Special Report: Covid-19 and the Overdose Epidemic (repeats 2/18 at 7 PM, 2/19 at 5 AM, 10 AM, 2/20 at 5 PM)
2/19 at 11 AM – New York NOW
Funding for this initiative is provided in part by the New York State Education Department.
