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What You Need to Know about “Gray Death”
Though ingredients vary, gray death is typically a combination of heroin and synthetic opioids like fentanyl and U-47700, along with...
Jeffrey Reynolds
May 19, 20171 min read
My TEDx Talk at Adelphi on the Heroin Crisis
On March 31, 2017, I was fortunate to be able to deliver a TEDx talk at Adelphi University. Entitled, “Smacked By the Storm: How Long...
Jeffrey Reynolds
May 12, 20171 min read
What’s the Connection Between Drugs and Gangs on Long Island?
Gangs and drugs. With an upswing in gang-related murders, drug overdose deaths and all that comes with unchecked violence and untreated...
Jeffrey Reynolds
May 8, 20172 min read
What Are You Laughing At?
Governor Andrew Cuomo visited THRIVE – Long Island’s first and only recovery center – last week to announce new funding to battle New...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Apr 24, 20172 min read
Record Number of Drug Overdoses on Long Island in 2016
Suffolk continued to outpace Nassau as it has since the start of the epidemic, accounting for 303 of opioid fatalities, while Nassau...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Apr 9, 20172 min read
Measuring What Matters?
I measure everything because it makes it easier to gauge how I’m doing, whether I’m improving and to set goals. I know how many steps I...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Apr 9, 20172 min read
TEDx Reflections, Part II
Earlier this week, I wrote about my experiences at last Friday’s TEDx Adelphi University where I delivered a talk entitled, Smacked by...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Apr 6, 20172 min read
A Few Reflections on my TEDx Adelphi Talk
I had the honor of speaking at TEDx Adelphi University last Friday and although I do public speaking all the time, I learned some things...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Apr 4, 20172 min read
Quick Review: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
“Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate it,” Simon Sinek writes in...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Mar 14, 20172 min read
Caumsett 25K Race Recap
It was cold. No. Really Cold. Like 16 degrees with a brisk wind cold. Still, it was sunny, the ground was dry and I felt good as I...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Mar 6, 20172 min read
Making Wrong Turns….
Bus company exec Tom McAteer told Newsday that the driver had been handed the wrong student lists and bus route and tried to retrace the...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Mar 2, 20171 min read
Flashback to My First Marathon
By mile 15 the “wall” is starting to appear and by mile 17 it’s higher than the one our President wants to build (Sorry; couldn’t...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Feb 26, 20172 min read
Just Start….
Want to run fast? Run fast. Want to write a book? Write. Want to start a business? Start it. Bucket lists and dreams are great, but...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Feb 13, 20171 min read
Stop Saying “Yes” When you Really Mean “No”
I’ve said “no” to more conference calls, meetings and lunches since the beginning of 2017 than I care to count. I’ve skipped several...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Feb 8, 20172 min read
How Is 2017 Going For You So Far?
Doesn’t it seem like New Years was a million years ago? It wasn’t; it was just a month ago. Heck, some people still have their Christmas...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Feb 1, 20172 min read
“Bad” Heroin vs. “Good” Heroin
These kinds of alerts are becoming increasingly common and tracking overdoses in order to prevent subsequent fatalities is an important...
Jeffrey Reynolds
Jan 30, 20171 min read
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