Lilo StaintonThe facilities, which focus on reducing harm, have saved lives elsewhere
Lilo StaintonThe facilities, which focus on reducing harm, have saved lives elsewhere
Lilo StaintonUp and running in Providence, still battling in Philadelphia

Experts point to Narcan, treatment and other responses as reason overdose deaths are declining
(Genesis Obando/NJ Spotlight News)Integrity House expands harm reduction services in Newark
NJ Spotlight NewsMultiple services under one roof at Paramus treatment center
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)Plans for mobile treatment centers, transportation to services, drug-sniffing dogs

The goals of the project are education and healing

New program will provide treatment to veterans discharged with a status other than honorable

Nearly 275 referrals to treatment have been made since launching in September

Johnson & Johnson says settlement not an admission of liability or wrongdoing

The Keys Academy aims to build a strong support system for students struggling with drug addiction.

According to a leader in addiction treatment, families should be able to compare addiction recovery providers the same way shoppers compare cars.

At the Stafford Theater Arts Center in Manahawkin, sixth grade students watch their peers act out a heroin overdose and its aftermath.

State officials say New Jersey Medicaid recipients will no longer have to wait for approval from the program before beginning medication-assisted treatment. Instead, they can start ...

Eighty five percent of human trafficking survivors have some form of addiction.

John Spielman of Kinnelon found out the hard way that while there’s great compassion for treating drug addiction as a disease, there’s still a bull's-eye ...

The New Jersey Reentry Corporation’s fourth annual conference focused on finding solutions and best practices and included testimonies from experts around the country.

Gov. Christie signed a bill that limits initial opioid prescriptions, requires insurance companies provide health coverage for up to six months for medically ordered substance ...

Power hitters on the annual Walk to Washington. Usually dominated by state issues. Not this time. Immigrant workers take a day off to protest the ...

Gov. Christie talked about his anti-opiate agenda at Daytop Village, a drug treatment center in Morris County.