Former Gov. Christie announced a $200 million anti-opioid initiative last September. Murphy says his $100 million is a stronger bet because it's in the budget.
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The New Jersey Reentry Corporation’s fourth annual conference focused on finding solutions and best practices and included testimonies from experts around the country.
President Trump's three-point plan to combat the nation's opioid epidemic includes treatment, prevention and stiff penalties for traffickers -- up to and including the death ...
St. Joseph's in Paterson has cut opioids use by 82 percent with alternative pain management treatments.
A lot happened in politics in New Jersey in 2017, from Bridgegate to the government shutdown to the corruption trial of Sen. Menendez.
Christie's efforts include increasing funding to expand drug courts, investing $200 million for prevention and recovery efforts with opioid abuse and signing a number of ...
Christie says he will pull funds from across the state budget to cover the cost of the initiative.
A Saint Barnabas orthopedic surgeon is the first to use a new joint replacement surgery that improves recovery time and reduces the need for opioids.
It's official, we've marked the third consecutive hottest year on record. So what's New Jersey's plan to confront it? The state's long-term public education plan ...
Gov. Christie talks President Trump, his own tenure and how the sun bathing photo that went viral affected his family. The candidates running for Christie's ...
Two New Jersey organizations will receive federal grants to help prevent and treat women suffering from opioid addiction.
How would you like one of these in your backyard? Franklin's fighting an energy firm to keep its compressor out. Princely payouts to police officers ...
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office held a forum with students and leaders of county and state agencies to discuss the opioid addiction problem in New ...
With drug forfeiture money, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon re-purposed a police van, retro-fit it to accommodate the mission of outreach and staffed it with ...
If you have a phone, you're paying a fee for 911 emergency service. That's what the bill says. But is that where your money goes? ...
Treatment will replace incarceration. Will a program inside an old prison transform the way we think of addiction? Could an American oil giant fall under ...
Mid-State Correctional Facility will specifically treat inmates with substance use disorders. Gov. Christie hopes it becomes a national model.
Two years after a 240-unit complex was consumed by fire, lawmakers try to toughen building codes. Firefighters call it a good start. In the nation's ...
Congressman Tom MacArthur is co-sponsor of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which aims to help those struggling with drug addiction.
Gov. Christie met with medical staff at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center to discuss the facility's Alternative to Opiates Program and the overall fight against ...