In the News
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WashingtonPost.com: The doctor you see in the ER may put you on a path toward long-term opioid use
Posted 2/15/2017
Luck may play a role in determining who ends up taking prescription opioids long-term, according to a study released Wednesday that found a link between the prescribing habits of hospital emergency-room doctors and extended use of narcotic painkillers.
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nj1015.com: Christie signs new painkiller prescription limit into law
Posted 2/15/2017
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie, who has made fighting substance abuse the centerpiece of his final year in office, signed legislation addressing the state’s opioid abuse epidemic minutes after the bill was passed by the Legislature.
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fios1news.com: Gov. Christie signs new legislation aimed at curbing opioid addiction [VIDEO]
Posted 2/15/2017
The new law limits the initial supply of pain pills that can be prescribed and aids people getting into addiction treatment
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NYTimes.com: Lower Back Ache? Be Active and Wait It Out, New Guidelines Say
Posted 2/14/2017
Dr. James Weinstein, a back pain specialist and chief executive of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System, has some advice for most people with lower back pain: Take two aspirin and don’t call me in the morning.
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app.com: New opioid law would put NJ out front
Posted 2/12/2017
Six years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared prescription drug overdoses “An American Epidemic,” the state Legislature is set to enact the strongest measures in the country to cut into the opioid and heroin crisis.
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nj.com: We need a comprehensive approach to N.J.'s opioid crisis | Opinion
Posted 2/10/2017
Gov. Chris Christie and the legislature have worked together to identify and advance positive solutions to help the growing number of New Jersey residents dealing with addiction. We are grateful to have leaders who understand that addiction is a disease -- not a behavior, choice or moral failure.
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comcastnewsmakers.com: [VIDEO] Opioid Abuse Epidemic with Angelo Valente of Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ
Posted 2/8/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ, about Opioid Abuse Epidemic.
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OPIOID ADDICTION BECOMES LAW
Posted 2/6/2017
(TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joseph Lagana, Nancy Pinkin, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Marlene Caride, Ralph Caputo and Benjie Wimberly enlisting the aid of healthcare providers in discussing the dangers of certain opioid medications prior to issuing a prescription to patients who are minors was signed into law on Monday.
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New Jersey: First in the Nation to Require Physicians to Discuss Addictive Qualities of Opiates Prior to Prescribing
Posted 2/6/2017
TRENTON -- New Jersey residents will now be informed of the addictive qualities of the medicines their children are prescribed thanks to a new law, the first of its kind in the nation, which passed today in the Garden State.
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app.com - NJ opioid story: From football field to jail
Posted 2/4/2017
As a rising high school senior trying out for the University of Delaware football team in 2009, Donovan Allieri ripped two ligaments in his right thumb during a defensive end drill.