
Medical experts decry claims of dangerous fentanyl exposure, trend started in NJ

Medical experts decry claims of dangerous fentanyl exposure, trend started in NJ
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The 16,000 pounds collected from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day joined the 2,800 tons of garbage brought to Covanta Essex ...

An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to ...

This Knock Out Opioid Abuse Summit, sponsored by the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, looked at the ...

According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, dentists write 12 percent of all opioid prescriptions. With a large portion of new heroin users ...

Essex County leads the state in drug overdose deaths, according to the DEA. The DEA's 360 Strategy is about pulling leaders from uncommon backgrounds for ...

The DEA is rolling out a three-pronged approach to tackling the opioid epidemic in Newark.

Coronato said investigators busted a far-flung criminal business enterprise — drug operations across seven New Jersey counties and the Bronx who took orders for heroin, ...

U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman sat down to talk about what can be done to combat the opioid epidemic. He also spoke about ...

What impact will President trump's Chief enforcer of environmental law have on New Jersey? Health officials are distributing potassium iodide pills. How are nuclear plant ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a petition to loosen restrictions on cannabis. Marijuana remains a Schedule I drug, keeping it at the same level as ...

Calls to oust Paterson's mayor after approving his budget that would raise tax levies without raising taxes. The heat's on to explain that new math. ...

Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate used to treat cancer patients, has made its way into heroin, which has increased the occurrence of overdoses and deaths.

The pressure's on at the Motor Vehicle Commission. The governor himself instructing workers to be more polite to those who cut their pay checks. As ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration is partnering with New Jersey communities for its 11th National Drug Take Back Day April 30. Municipal police departments and area ...

It could be a blueprint for Congress -- New Jersey lawmakers quickly act on the governor's Supreme Court nomination. The state commissioner who would take ...

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson boasts the busiest emergency room in the state and says it recently became the first emergency room in ...

Stemming the addiction crisis, starting in the emergency room. Where routinely prescribed opioid painkillers are being substituted with safer alternatives. Concerns about lead in the ...

AC's emergency management report. Will the plan work? Re-routing freight traffic. Better for most. Bad for them. Your county's vital signs. And could college tuition ...