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 expands harm reduction services in Newark

Montclair State University hosted a training on using Naloxone

On International Overdose Awareness Day, classes in the use of Narcan are held

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

Medical experts decry claims of dangerous fentanyl exposure, trend started in NJ

About eight people a day die of opioid overdoses in New Jersey

Harm reductionists applaud decision on opioid overdose reversal drug

A 'Mobile Outreach Vehicle' is being dispatched throughout Atlantic County

Interview: Dr. Lewis Nelson, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers NJ Medical School

But deaths are increasing among Black residents and seniors

Bill is latest in state’s efforts to stem tide of overdoses and deaths from opioids

New Jersey is the only state with a free naloxone distribution program

Naloxone can reverse overdoses from opioids by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain. Those who obtain naloxone will also be given information regarding ...

An overdose alert has been issued by State Police and medical authorities for Sussex County.

In a recent interview with Michael Aron, Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle discussed her bill to create a year-long pilot program to set up four safe injection sites around the state.

Purdue Pharma made its first appearance in federal bankruptcy court Tuesday, as the company attempts to settle a tsunami of lawsuits brought by governments across ...

The doses of naloxone nasal spray were handed out at pharmacies Tuesday as part of a pilot program.