Community members attended a training session in Mahwah where they learned how to administer naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Because of the heroin epidemic, health care professionals are looking to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions. It means changing attitudes about the medications, which ...
No break in the stalemate over bills to save Atlantic City from bankruptcy. The governor fights the Assembly speaker and the mayor refutes their facts. ...
Gov. Christie was in Long Branch talking about the Recovery Coach program, which pairs Narcan reversal patients with coaches who are at least four years ...
High stakes poker. Pending an infusion of tax revenue, Atlantic city's mayor says he'll shut down non-essential government services, even as he fights a state ...
The Recovery Coach Program in Ocean and Monmouth counties provides an addiction recovery specialist to the bedsides of those revived by Narcan.
Republicans vow to block Obama's nominee to fill Scalia's U.S. Supreme Court seat. But in the battle to fill an empty seat on New Jersey's ...
Narcan, which reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, is available without a prescription in New Jersey and 12 other states.
It's deadline day for Gov. Christie to sign into law -- or let languish -- 158 bills representing the work of an entire legislative session. ...
According to reporting from NJ Advance Media, 128,000 heroin addicts live in the state. If they all lived in a "Herointown", it would be the ...
A bold move to improve Internal Affairs. With violent crime up and community trust in law enforcement down, a civilian's being brought in to oversee ...
Now entering its third year, enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace is now taking place. 17.6 million Americans are now insured; another 10.5 million ...
It's time for open enrollment for Obamacare. After its rocky start, there are now more insured with better coverage at a higher cost. The Secretary ...
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 ...