Mental health writer Raven Santana and Zellie Thomas, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Paterson, discuss the around-the-clock initiative

While New Jersey makes progress on fatalities, Black Lives Matter Paterson provides a bridge to emergency help after hours and on weekends

Integrity House celebrates with community and partners

Advisory council recommends more supportive housing, harm reduction programs and training for treatment providers

RWJBarnabas Health leads one of the nation’s largest in-hospital peer recovery programs

The facilities, which focus on reducing harm, have saved lives elsewhere

NJ also seeing downward trend in overdose deaths

Integrity House expands harm reduction services in Newark

A day in the working life of peer recovery specialists Jose Caraballo and Chalia Perry

More than 132,000 free doses of naloxone have been issued

The addiction treatment method is becoming more common around the state

Montclair State University hosted a training on using Naloxone

In New Jersey alone, there were approximately 2,900 overdose deaths last year

Hundreds of pharmacies are participating in a state program to make free naloxone available without a prescription

Interview: Dr. Aakash Shah, chief of addiction medicine at Hackensack Meridian Health

But, as Mystic Island residents know, adequate services are not always available

One person, the state opioid antidote coordinator, would be responsible for naloxone purchase, distribution

State officials want to hear from people on how best to use lawsuit funds

State looks to bring overdose antidotes and other key tools to groups closest to those who need them