Former Rutgers standout Ray Lucas talks to Jefferson Township High School athletes
opioid abuse
‘You do not have to do any of this alone’
With New Jerseyans forced to stay at home, experts say those struggling with addiction are finding it harder than ever to stay clean.
Paterson is looking to use funds from a $150,000 state grant and a separate federal grant to establish Opioid Response Teams that will respond to overdose calls.
Funding will be distributed to correctional facilities based on the size of the incarcerated population and create "critical community partnerships."
At the Stafford Theater Arts Center in Manahawkin, sixth grade students watch their peers act out a heroin overdose and its aftermath.
Recovering addict, best-selling author and founder of a wellness center Brian McAlister has created a virtual recovery tool to help others manage addiction recovery.
A bipartisan bill that expands access to treatment for substance abuse disorders and cracks down on illicit import of opioids passes both houses of Congress. ...
Guided by real life stories, "Anytown" hopes to educate young people about the impact opioid abuse is having on their communities.
The Heroin Addiction Response Program or HARP aims to intercept addicts before they overdose by pairing them with treatment and a recovery coach.
Sick of delays and obstruction blocking progress on a new bus terminal, Jersey lawmakers challenge New York to get the lead out. The government scrubs ...
Chief Political Correspondent Michael Aron talked with Assembly Majority Leader Jon Bramnick and Sen. Ray Lesniak about Gov. Christie's State of the State speech.
Gov. Christie delivers his seventh State of the State address, using the bulk of his time to issue an impassioned call to action to combat ...
Opioid abuse has become so pervasive, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. is in the grips of an epidemic. The agency ...
New guidelines to end the epidemic of addiction and death from prescription painkillers. The CDC instructs doctors treating chronic pain to prescribe a limited amount ...
The Senate Health Committee heard from health care professionals, drug addiction prevention advocates and a reporter who did a series on heroin addiction about the ...
Fighting for a $15 minimum wage in a state with a high cost of living. Legislators are pushing to raise the rate even as Gov. ...
A Boston Medical Center survey of 2,800 patients who had overdosed on opioids found 91 percent were still prescribed opioids, and many by the same ...
Your drivers license may no longer be enough to get you through airport security. Some argue bringing them up to TSA standards, and making them ...
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 ...