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Report: 9,000 kids died of opioid overdoses from 1999-2016

Report: 9,000 kids died of opioid overdoses from 1999-2016

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Report: 9,000 kids died of opioid overdoses from 1999-2016Posted: Dec 28, 2018 7:41 PM ESTUpdated: Dec 28, 2018 10:12 PM EST

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The number of children dying of opioid overdoses has more than tripled in the past two decades, according to a new report from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The report found that nearly 9,000 pediatric deaths from 1999 through 2016 were from opioid poisoning.

Nearly 7 percent of those deaths were children age 4 or younger.

Addiction expert Steven Chassman, of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, says he's been seeing an increase locally as well. He calls the numbers "indicative of the public health crisis we're seeing" and adds that there needs to be more education.

Krista Bertschi, of Coram, lost her son Anthony to an overdose in January 2017. She says change also needs to happen within the health insurance system in order to reverse the trend.

Researchers say there's no end in sight until legislators, public health officials and parents tackle the crisis that is "pediatric-specific and family-centered."

longisland.news12.com The number of children dying of opioid overdoses has more than tripled in the past decade, according to a new report from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Police: K*K flyers littered along Hampton Bays street

When most people think of white supremacists, they think of actions like these that are meant to make people of color fear for their lives. While these type of actions must be directly confronted and denied a platform, we must also remember that racism has seeped deep into the very rules that run our system.

They have even changed the terminology so that they are very hard to be pointed out and confronted. For example, wide support of "law and order" seems to not be racist on the surface. However when a person of color breaks the law, law enforcement and the judicial system talk about how they broke the "letter of the law" and must be punished to the fullest extent. While when a white person breaks the law, they only talk about the "spirit of the law" and how they should be let go or only given the minimal sentence.

Piecemeal incremental change may feel cathartic but moves at a snail's pace compared to how fast racism can adapt and transform into new policies. We can only change this with a complete radical revolution to our economic and judicial system that does not resemble the current one.

http://longisland.news12.com/story/39691336/police-kkk-flyers-littered-along-hampton-bays-street

longisland.news12.com About 15 plastic bags containing Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers were distributed to homeowners in Hampton Bays, according to Southampton town police.

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In ‘Amazing’ Verdict, Jury Awards Transgender Woman Punitive Damages Against Suffolk County Jail

The Riverhead Jail is known for being a place of negligence and inhumane conditions. Great to see a victory to in favor of the victim.

theappeal.org The landmark decision could help other transgender people in jails and prisons who have been denied access to hormone treatment, a violation of their constitutional rights.

Gentrification is Violence

There are many different levels to gentrification. This includes the owners of the buildings as well as those that are renting or buying these places. Colonized and indigenous people as well as white poor folks are being forced out of their homes due to rising rent and housing costs. This is very visible on Long Island.

left-island.org Gentrification is something that many different cities and towns in the United States face. New York City, specifically Brooklyn and places like Chicago, Portland etc… probably come to mind....

Poverty Statistics for Long Island

left-island.org Poverty Statistics for Long Island Roughly 182,000 people go hungry on Long Island every night and 72,000 of those are children. 39% of those impacted by hunger on Long Island are children. Children...

Ernesto Che Guevara gave his life for the struggle of liberating those impoverished and exploited by the United States as well as there imperialist allies. Guevara was a prime example of those who practiced what they preached. It is crucial for socialists to analyze what Guevara has contributed to dismantling the inhumane and monstrous beest known as capitalism.

On a day like today, December 11, 1964, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's gave his historic speech at the United Nations.

¡Patria o Muerte!
Homeland or Death!

Study: Black students more likely to be suspended at LI public schools

The study, called “Stolen Time” was published by research and advocacy group Education Trust-New York. It found that black students were penalized at rates that far outpaced their white peers, even though black students were no more disruptive than their white counterparts.

On Long Island, the report found that black students are 5.2 times more likely than white students to be suspended from public schools in Nassau County. Schools in Suffolk County were 4.7 times more likely to suspend black students than white students, the study found.

longisland.news12.com A new study on Long Island school suspensions is reportedly showing a racial divide.

Socialist Party of Southern Maine

Left Voice

Comrade Stalin's Socialist Schoolhouse

Suffolk County Socialist Party stands in full support of the recent points of unity at the Marxist Center conference. It is imperative to combat liberalism that is trying to pass itself off as socialist. It is important to remain vigilant and principled when trying to achieve socialism and to destroy capitalism and all of its toxic and inhumane elements.

Left Island

The ruling class uses those that are poor in order to acquire more wealth while destroying both civilizations and nature.

The Socialist Party of Coastal SC

Today is International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People but we stand with Palestine EVERY day. ✊

Revolutionary Memes Extreme

teleSUR English

Fidel Castro, the greatest revolutionary and socialist Latin American leader of all times, died a day like today, November 25, 2016. He inspired many people to care about others who have less, to place humanity above greed and not to fear to fight those who are more powerful, and he did this for more than fifty years, not only leading the Cuban revolution but also having the strength of character to maintain its purpose. His actions, always true to his words, earned Fidel Castro the respect and admiration of millions throughout the world.

One of the great achievements of Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution is to have created a system of social protection that is unanimously considered as the example to be followed for the nations of the Third World, universalizing access to health, education, culture, housing, safety, sport, and recreation:
- A literacy rate of more than 99%
- Cuban students have the best academic results in Latin America in all subjects
- Cuba devotes about 14% of its budget to education
- All careers are universal and free for all Cubans
- Life expectancy is about 80 years
- The infant mortality rate is 4.6 per thousand
- It is the only country in Latin America and the Third World that has eradicated child malnutrition
- It is the first country in the world to have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of the AIDS virus.

Socialist Party USA L.A. Local

Tonight marked one full year of the Socialist Party Los Angeles Local's self-defense training program.

A reading list for men who care about feminism

qz.com Wade Davis did men worldwide a favor by sharing the top books he recommends for male feminists. Here are his suggestions, supplemented with additional picks.

Orlando Workers League - OWL

Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider, better known as Tamara Bunke or Tania the Guerrilla, was born on this day in 1937. Born to German communists who fled to Argentina when the N***s came to power, she eventually met Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. She began living in Cuba in 1961, and sought out revolutionary work such as teaching and assisting with building homes and schools.

Eventually she was tasked with joining Che Guevara in his Bolivian insurgency, due to her social skills and other useful abilities. She worked as a spy gaining intelligence on the Bolivarian elite, and even gained the attention of the Bolivarian president. She used her position to send radio messages to Che in the jungles as well as back to Fidel Castro in Havana. However, eventually her cover was blown and she had to join Che in the mountains. She was the only woman on this mission.

She was killed by Bolivarian Army Rangers (assisted by the CIA) on August 31st, 1967. She was shot while attempting to cross a river with other guerrillas.

When Fidel Castro learned of her death, he declared her a national hero. Her remains are in the Che Guevara mausoleum in the city of Santa Clara in Cuba. She was also a folk legend in East Germany, with several youth clubs named after her.

Working Class History

On this day, 19 November 1915, Joe Hill, Swedish-American Industrial Workers of the World union member and songwriter was executed by firing squad for a murder he did not commit. During his life, Hill wrote many songs such as 'There is Power in a Union', 'Casey Jones - the Union Scab' and 'The Preacher and the Slave' (where the saying 'pie in the sky' comes from). In his final letter to IWW leader Bill Haywood he wrote: "Goodbye Bill. I die like a true blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize." This is a short history of the events: https://libcom.org/history/1915-the-murder-of-joe-hill And this is our podcast episode about the IWW at this time: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/05/23/wch-e6-the-industrial-workers-of-the-world-in-the-us-1905-1918/

It is not necessary for you to side with either the warmongers and imperialists of the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party. With socialism you can build a world free of misery and exploitation, where all workers control their own destinies and do not have to sell their labor just to survive.

Nothing much has changed. The ruling class taking resources from the land and the people, while a select few reap the benefits, in the process nature as well as the people are slaughtered and destroyed

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U.N.: A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Min. from War-Caused Disease, Hunger

democracynow.org The United Nations is warning the U.S.-supported, Saudi-led assault on Yemen is contributing to the death of a young child every 10 minutes. Geert Cappelaere of the U.N. Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned Saturday that a Saudi assault and blockade on the port city of Hodeidah is increasing shortages ...

Peak Liberalism

Liberalism at it's finest.

teleSUR English

Today is the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. A 2016 poll found that most would prefer a return to socialism to the capitalist Russia of today.

KRON 4 News

CHEERLEADER TAKES A KNEE: The San Francisco 49ers cheerleader who took a knee during the National Anthem is a woman from Antioch.

Learn more about her: kron4.com/1569656895

Photo: Sergio Estrada/Alianza News

Socialist Party of California

A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US

businessinsider.com Many minimum-wage workers can't even afford a modest one-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual report. The national housing wage for a one-bedroom apartment of $17.90 far exceeds the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

Militia groups say they will help stop caravan at the border

Right wing militias are trying to prevent folks who are victims of US foreign policies from seeking asylum in the US. Nothing more than a bunch of reactionary, xenophobic racists using the guise of "freedom" and the 2nd amendment to further oppress minorities.

apnews.com HOUSTON (AP) — Militia groups and far-right activists are raising money and announcing plans to head to the Mexican border to help stop the caravan of Central Americans, echoing President Donald Trump's attacks on the migrants making their way toward the U.S. Exactly how many militia members will ...

Remembering John Reed and 'Ten Days that Shook the World'

telesurtv.net Reed, a U.S. communist and journalist for Metropolitan, wrote extensively about the 1917 Russian Revolution.

Suffolk County Socialist Party

Great article from The Socialist!

A Writer’s Response to the Joint Statement Issued by Pseudo-Leftist Organizations

Great article from The Socialist!

thesocialist.us A Response to the Joint Statement Issued by Pseudo-Leftist Organizations *The contents of this article are the opinions the author alone and do not necessarily represent the views of the Socialist …

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Thomas Sankara Revolutionized Burkina Faso

telesurtv.net Burkina Faso president Thomas Sankara was a feminist Marxist Pan-Africanist revolutionary leader who was assassinated in a coup d'etat four short years after he took power.