Welcome to Board Certified Psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Serrentino

Every prescriber in New York State was required to take an opioid prescribing course mandated by New York State by July 1, 2017. The stated purpose for this training is to make physicians aware of appropriate opioid prescribing practices.
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With the tragic fatal heroin overdose of Oscar winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, the scourge of heroin addiction has claimed the life of another victim struggling with opioid addiction. For those living on Long Island, this was a terrible reminder of an 18 year old Massapequa woman who had her whole life ahead of her only to die in a garage at a summer party. The hidden toll of heroin addiction is less a topic of news reports when the victim is a not a celebrity. In fact, most opioid addicts are members of our communities.
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Long Island winters bring with them many mixed feelings. Almost everyone enjoys the beautiful sights of snowflakes falling and the flawless, fluffy blankets of snow. Yet, at the same time, popular vote proves that most people can only tolerate it for a short period of time.
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Mental health clinicians will use the new edition, referred to as the DSM-5, as a reference to make accurate psychiatric diagnoses.
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Buprenorphine with naloxone, better known by its brand name Suboxone, is a medication used for opiate dependence. The purpose of the medication is to assist individuals addicted to opiates (prescription pain medication or heroin) who want to stop abusing these substances.
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Opiate use on Long Island has increased in recent years. As a result, fatal overdoses from misuse of opiates have also increased. According to the Suffolk County Supreme Court Grand Jury Report from April 17, 2012, in the year 2011 there were 231 fatal overdoses from controlled substances in Suffolk County, and 174 of them were from opioid analgesics.
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Recently Jennifer Serrentino MD wrote an article about Depression & Anxiety and published it on her website. Here are some excerpts from it:
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Jennifer Serrentino MD recently updates her blog talking about preventing Opiate Overdoses. Prescription pain killers and heroin continue to be abused by teenagers and young adults in communities all over Long Island.
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