Bay Ridge pols seek legislative action to curb drug abuse
Two Bay Ridge lawmakers, each taking a separate tack, are seeking legislative ways to combat heroin and prescription drug problems among the community’s young people.
State Sen. Marty Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis both said recent tragedies involving drug overdoses need to be addressed.
Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southwest Brooklyn) announcing his vote to support of a bill that will add pharmacists to the law that charges individuals with a felony for filling out false controlled substance prescriptions.