A lifeline to social services — and personal connections — for people with substance use issues

The state facilitates harm reduction, but advocates fear lawmakers still want to criminalize substance use

State Commission of Investigation report highlighted predatory practices in the recovery field

It's not about spending more money on addiction treatment, but using it more effectively -- according to a new report by the New Jersey Reentry ...

Gov. Christie and Assembly Speaker Prieto support limiting opioid prescriptions to a five-day supply for acute pain, but the head of Carrier Clinic and Assemblyman ...

We're in your neighborhood. Today Union Township, where we're listening and learning to find out what's working here. Businesses giving discounts to town residents who ...

Gov. Christie met with recovering addicts and staff at a Newark drug treatment facility while Lieutenant Gov. Kim Guadagno officially announced she's running for governor.

Another candidate to replace Christie. His Republican lieutenant governor's loyalty to the boss could come at a cost. Christie skipped the announcement to spend the ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joined Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez to raise awareness about the growing epidemic of opioid addiction occurring across the ...

High pressure tactics of state student loan officers came under Senate scrutiny. What changes will they make to give students a break? High ranking members ...

Community members attended a training session in Mahwah where they learned how to administer naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote.

In the face of overwhelming obstacles, helping ex-cons obtain the basics: IDs, jobs, homes and a path toward productive lives outside prison. In the face ...

Nearly a third of all child abuse and neglect investigations in New Jersey revealed caregiver’s substance use. Nearly two-thirds of kids in foster care were ...

Christie's wrath. He castigates Democrats for trying to hike the gas tax, minimum wage and pension payments, calling them "animals at the gate." The governor ...