TYSA News and Commentary
About TYSA
Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) is a coalition of people and organizations who have come together with a mission to decrease youth and young adult substance misuse on Staten Island. The coalition focuses all of its members on using their resources to help one another, and the whole community, combat substance misuse.
Contact TYSA
TYSA
444 St. Marks Place
3rd Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Main Line: (718) 226-0258
For Media Inquiries:
Iris Kelly
(718) 226-0258
Letter to the Editor: Combatting Overdoses in Staten Island Public Restrooms
/0 Comments/in News, TYSA /by RosanneIf you’ve been paying attention, this week wasn’t the first time you saw a tragic headline about a heroin or opioid overdose in a restroom on Staten Island. At Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) we have been following trends and data, and have noted the uptick of (often fatal) overdoses in both public and business restrooms.
TYSA Reminds Staten Islanders to Dispose of Unused Prescriptions on National Drug Take Back Day
/0 Comments/in News, TYSA /by RosanneOn Saturday, October 22 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will celebrate National Drug Take Back Day to remind the public to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.