In the News
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Students, volunteers spend weekend on opioid-fighting mission in Bordentown
Posted 10/13/2017
In the school district, Neil Geiger, the Bordentown Regional School District's student assistance counselor, had his students collect and display 147 pairs of shoes, meant to signify the lives lost to opioid overdoses in Burlington County in 2016.
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nj.com: Freedom House supports "Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day" at Flemington ShopRite
Posted 10/13/2017
On Oct. 6, 2017 at the ShopRite in Flemington Freedom House residents were handing out information hangers in an effort to raise awareness on opioid abuse. This effort was in support of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day.
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tapinto.net: Morristown Declared October 6th “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day”
Posted 10/13/2017
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- On Friday, October 6, The Town of Morristown and Atlantic Health Systems Morristown Medical Center partnered to participate in the second annual Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day in New Jersey. The statewide, single-day initiative mobilizes the prevention and treatment communities, community leaders and concerned citizens to raise awareness about the potential for dependency on prescribed pain medicine and its link to heroin abuse rates.
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shorenewstoday.com: Downbeach towns team up vs. opioid addiction
Posted 10/13/2017
A Ventnor woman who has been directly exposed to addiction and recovery is sick of hearing about the opioid and heroin epidemic. “It’s time to act,” Paula Maccagnano said. “Instead of creating awareness, it’s time to take an aggressive approach to combat the problem.”
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shorenewstoday.com: Cops, social agencies work to stop drug abuse before it starts
Posted 10/13/2017
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Local police, representatives of Cape Assist and officers with the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office recognized the national Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day last week by reminding area residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of unwanted or used medications.
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tapinto.net: Livingston Community Participates in “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day”
Posted 10/13/2017
LIVINGSTON, NJ — To help raise awareness of the dangers of opioids and addiction in partnership with the Livingston Health Department and Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee (LMAC), the Livingston Police Department participated in the statewide “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day” on Friday.
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Somerset County Experts, Residents Focus on Opioid Epidemic at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 10/11/2017
BERNARDSVILLE — Residents of Somerset County gathered at Bernards High School on Tuesday night to not only learn from experts but also to share their own knowledge and concerns about the opioid epidemic ravaging New Jersey at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall.
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nj.com: Inside law enforcement's fight against the opioid crisis in Hudson County
Posted 10/10/2017
Hoboken Police Officer Steve Albert expected to find a person shouting in the middle of the street when he responded to a disorderly persons call on Aug. 29. Instead he found a man lying on his back, unresponsive near Jackson and First streets.
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nypost.com: How a generation of young athletes became addicted to heroin
Posted 10/10/2017
On Aug. 2, Lee’s father and stepmother found him on the floor of their basement. He hadn’t responded when they called him for dinner, so they went searching for their son. The 31-year-old’s skin was blue and he had no pulse. “I gave him CPR until the paramedics got there. He got a shot of Narcan that revived him,” recalls his father, Bob. “We had the scare of a lifetime.”
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reuters.com: New Jersey sues Insys as opioid maker settles with Massachusetts
Posted 10/10/2017
BOSTON (Reuters) - New Jersey on Thursday accused Insys Therapeutics Inc of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to boost sales of a fentanyl-based cancer pain drug, as Massachusetts announced a $500,000 settlement with the drugmaker to resolve similar allegations.