Statement on Possible Double Overdose Deaths in Lewisboro
South Salem, NY – New York State Sen. Pete Harckham, Chair of the Senate Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, issued the following statement today in reaction to the news that two Lewisboro residents had died from a probable drug overdose and their infant child had been taken to a nearby hospital:
“This unspeakable tragedy, as reported, is a sad and stark reminder that we are still in the midst of a profound opioid crisis. We need to end the stigma of Substance Use Disorder—now!—and let everyone know there is help out there, where they can feel safe and get treatment.”
State Senator Harckham represents New York’s 40th District, which includes the towns of Beekman, Pawling and the village of Pawling in Dutchess County; the towns of Carmel, Patterson and Southeast, and the village of Brewster in Putnam County; and the city of Peekskill, the towns of Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers and Yorktown, the town/village of Mount Kisco, and the villages of Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Croton-on-Hudson, Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.
