With drug forfeiture money, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon re-purposed a police van, retro-fit it to accommodate the mission of outreach and staffed it with ...
heroin addiction
If you have a phone, you're paying a fee for 911 emergency service. That's what the bill says. But is that where your money goes? ...
Gov. Christie joined AJ Solomon, a former staffer, at the ribbon cutting for the Victory Bay Recovery Center in Camden County.
Rolling the dice on the old Taj Mahal. A new buyer promising thousands of jobs. Can Hard Rock lure tourists back to the struggling boardwalk? ...
Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies says it’s time for change, time to re-train law enforcers who are saving lives.
Why aren't essential safety mechanisms yet installed to prevent NJ Transit accidents? A special joint oversight committee gets an earful. Why should Rutgers be declared ...
The Medical Advisory Committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has released recommendations to battle drug addiction by avoiding narcotic painkillers, including the ...
The first federal lawsuit over lead in the school water supply. Plaintiffs are seeking class action status to hold political leaders accountable for the poison. ...
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 ...
Jersey City Schools are clearing a hurdle. 26 years ago the state declared them a total failure and took control. Now the city is regaining ...
Currently the program has $150,000 in grant funds, which is enough to provide treatment for about 50 people. If successful, legislators will seek out sponsorship ...
A final blow for the underused Izod Center. The vacant Hoffmann-La Roche tract's reincarnated as a medical school. Atlantic City's coming back. And help for ...
The Mental Health Association in New Jersey recently launched a free, confidential call line for those coping with addiction.
The Ferguson fallout. No Army contract, no work. Narcan. Price hike or price gouging? The antidote for stroke: video games. And that nor'easter. It's coming.
Law enforcement personnel are wondering why the price of Narcan, which has saved the lives of heroin addicts, has nearly doubled.
Power brokering after hours at the League of Municipalities conference. Treating heroin addicts. Do we have enough tools? Ebola quarantines suppressing aid volunteers. And ensuring ...
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has a pilot methadone project that offers heroin addicts who complete detox free entry into treatment.
Bail reform on the ballot. Dead voters casting ballots? Rolling back time. Why do we still do Daylight Savings? Seat belt laws. Strict penalties if ...
Law enforcement and the prosecutor's office in Bergen County are working together to combat heroin addiction by getting offenders treatment.