In the News
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dailytargum.com: New Brunswick police have administered 95 doses of Narcan to date this year
Posted 11/8/2017
The drug is commonly used to counteract opioid overdoses
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thefix.com: New Jersey Sues Purdue Pharma Over ‘Direct Link’ To Opioid Crisis
Posted 11/8/2017
At least 11 states have filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma because of the company’s marketing practices around opioids.
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nypost.com: One must-do fix for addressing the opioid epidemic
Posted 11/8/2017
Research shows that when people seek mental health and substance use disorder care, they have a much better chance of recovery if treatment is readily available. Take Peter, for example. Starting at age 12, he drank heavily and eventually moved to other drugs, including benzodiazepines and opioids. After decades of depression, Peter finally contacted a clinic in Pennsylvania.
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Medical Professionals Learn More About Safe Prescribing at Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Do No Harm Symposium
Posted 10/31/2017
SUMMIT — Several dozen doctors and other prescribers gathered at Atlantic Health’s Overlook Medical Center on Monday to become better informed on safer opioid prescribing practices at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Do No Harm Symposium.
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njtvonline.org: Christie defends president’s opioid crisis declaration
Posted 10/31/2017
Critics in the substance abuse treatment community Friday continued to find fault with Donald Trump’s approach to solving the nation’s opioid epidemic. The president declared a temporary public health emergency that included no extra federal funding. Trump promised treatment, but emphasized anti-drug education.
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mycentraljersey.com - Trump’s opioid emergency declaration: What will it do?
Posted 10/31/2017
Frank Greenagel, who has counseled addicts for years and is now also training police on the stigma of addiction, found little hope in President Donald Trump declaring the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.
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statnews.com - Trump opioid panel will recommend nationwide drug courts, tightened requirements for prescribers
Posted 10/31/2017
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid epidemic plans to encourage the federal government to establish drug courts in every federal judicial district, adjust reimbursement rates for addiction treatment, and streamline federal funding used by state and local governments to implement drug treatment and prevention programs, according to a draft of the panel’s final report.
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Community joins together to 'Knock Out' opioid epidemic
Posted 10/30/2017
MOUNT LAUREL — As the sun went down Thursday, dozens of lights at Rowan College at Burlington County flickered in the cool night air, many in memory of a loved one lost to addiction. John Power, of Lumberton, lit his candle for his son who died last year in Florida when he went there to get treatment. Power said when his son left, he said, “Dad, this time I have to do it on my own.”
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njtvonline.org: HEALTH Are doctors changing their prescribing habits? [VIDEO]
Posted 10/30/2017
Medical professionals from New York and New Jersey were taking notes at a “Do No Harm” symposium and staring at the staggering statistics for overdose deaths in just the first half of 2016 compared to all of 2015.
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Burlington County Examines Impact, Solutions to Opioid Epidemic at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 10/27/2017
MOUNT LAUREL — Burlington County residents arrived at Rowan College at Burlington County on Thursday determined to make their voices heard in a discussion on the opioid epidemic crippling the state at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall.