In the News
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usatoday.com: We're reversing opioid overdoses, but we'd rather help people change
Posted 12/18/2017
We need more money for treatment, not less. But cuts are likely in the wake of the tax plan on track to pass this week.
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cbsnews.com - Whistleblowers: DEA attorneys went easy on McKesson, the country's largest drug distributor
Posted 12/18/2017
A 60 Minutes/Washington Post joint investigation into the DEA's response to the opioid epidemic again finds investigators who hit a brick wall in Washington
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northjersey.com: Christie could sign two more anti-addiction bills before his term ends
Posted 12/18/2017
Chris Christie’s final act as governor to cement his image as an anti-addiction crusader could be his signing a pair of bills that would close loopholes in the state’s prescription drug monitoring database and standardize the testing and reporting of drug overdose deaths by medical examiners, among several other changes.
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law.com: 2 More NJ Towns Bring Suits Against Makers of Opioids
Posted 12/18/2017
Irvington and Ridgefield are the latest towns in New Jersey to bring suits against drug companies over their alleged roles in the opioid addiction crisis.
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whyy.org: To help first responders save lives, N.J. may adjust rules on opioid antidote
Posted 12/18/2017
A measure to help combat opioid overdoses is awaiting final legislative approval in the New Jersey Senate.
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mycentraljersey.com - Rutgers poll: Opioid painkillers are in medicine cabinets across N.J.
Posted 12/18/2017
Opioid painkillers are prescribed widely in New Jersey and many families hold onto the drugs after their prescribed use, according to a new poll by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: South Jersey residents report higher rate of opioid scripts, new poll shows
Posted 12/18/2017
Opioid painkillers are more likely to be found in South Jersey medicine cabinets than in those of homes elsewhere in the state, a new poll suggests.
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mycentraljersey.com: Prescription drugs seen as hook to opioid addiction
Posted 12/14/2017
EAST BRUNSWICK - Prescription drug are often the gateway drug to addiction, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey told hundreds of residents at a panel discussion on opioid addiction Tuesday.
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Middlesex County Experts and Residents Hold Dialogue on Opioid Crisis at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 12/13/2017
EAST BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of Middlesex County residents learned from experts but also shared their concerns on the opioid epidemic ravaging the state at Tuesday’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall hosted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) at the Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School.
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Experts Discuss Many Factors of Opioid Epidemic in Union County’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 12/6/2017
UNION — Experts presented Union County residents with grave statistics but also stories of hope associated with the opioid epidemic Tuesday evening at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall held at Kean University.