Zufall Health to expand medically assisted treatment, or MAT, in seven counties

According to the Department of Human Services, the number of calls made to two mental health hotlines in the state went up 37% in April compared ...

Two state senators are sponsoring a bill that would provide Medicaid coverage to help individuals stay on their needed medications when they leave prison.

Panelists discussed harm reduction methods for individuals with substance use disorder.

MAT, or medication-assisted treatment, was the focus of a Camden information session Monday.

Funding will be distributed to correctional facilities based on the size of the incarcerated population and create "critical community partnerships."

State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is taking regulatory action to advance the state’s battle against the opioid epidemic.

A decline in academy recruits and high attrition have created a staffing shortage at the DOC.

Department of Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson outlines priorities to the Assembly Budget Committee that include medication-assisted treatment access and reducing infant and maternal fatalities.

A panel of medical professionals highlighted the importance of access to medication-assisted treatment for inmates experiencing opioid addiction.

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 ...

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 ...

More than 100 inmates at the Camden County Jail have received medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.

The head of New Jersey's Reentry Corporation says replacing one drug with another to help treat addiction isn't at odds with sobriety. Rather, former Gov. ...

In July 2017, the John Brooks Recovery Center in Pleasantville launched medication-assisted treatment to offer methadone and counseling to the high number of opioid-addicted inmates ...

Christie suggests opioid national emergency declaration.

Congress failed to repeal or replace Obamacare. Can a small group of problem solvers accomplish what all Washington couldn’t? Has opioid addiction spread so far ...