But deaths are increasing among Black residents and seniors

Johnson & Johnson says settlement not an admission of liability or wrongdoing

It's not about spending more money on addiction treatment, but using it more effectively -- according to a new report by the New Jersey Reentry ...

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced a new state office in his department that will better organize the fight against New Jersey’s still-raging opioid ...

Critics in the substance abuse treatment community continue to find fault with Donald Trump’s approach to solving the nation’s opioid epidemic.

The president's opioid commission held its fourth meeting on Friday but still awaits the president’s long-promised federal emergency declaration on the national opioid epidemic.

Col. Rick Fuentes, who is rumored to be on the short list to replace the outgoing head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, stepped down today ...

As part of the opioid commission that Christie chairs, pharmaceutical companies are partnering with the NIH to address the epidemic.

Lawmakers assessed budget requests from the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Department of Children and Families.

Political bigwigs beg for federal money to replace our rotting rail tunnels. Does Washington know how key to the economy they are? The state budget ...

A panel convened by the New Jersey Health Department is considering whether to expand the qualifications to use medical marijuana.

A new study puts a price on repealing Obamacare: billions of dollars in extra state costs and a million people out of luck. The cost ...

Gov. Christie signed a bill that limits initial opioid prescriptions, requires insurance companies provide health coverage for up to six months for medically ordered substance ...

Power hitters on the annual Walk to Washington. Usually dominated by state issues. Not this time. Immigrant workers take a day off to protest the ...

Gov. Christie’s proposal nearly doubles the number of beds available to adults recovering from addiction and other issues.

New Jersey and New York have set aside inter-Port Authority competition and are instead uniting against an executive order from Trump. Christie suffers a legal ...

According to the FDA, dentists are the fifth most frequent prescribers of opioid pain relievers.

The vote to repeal Obamacare without a clear plan to replace it. What might Congress cost patients here who rely on it? New sentencing guidelines ...

A ride-hailing partnership delivers over-served revelers home safe and its success in preventing drunk driving is spurring copycats. A mosque has won a victory in ...