Opioid settlement funds paid to equip EMTs and a mobile van with medicine
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Harm reduction centers are being opened across the state
Medical experts decry claims of dangerous fentanyl exposure, trend started in NJ
(AP Photo/Mark Lenihan, File)Percentage of Black and Hispanic residents dying is increasing, data shows
Alarm over increase among Black and Hispanic residents
NJ will receive $641M as part of a multistate settlement
Increase in opioid overdoses is being attributed to fentanyl
DCF Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer discusses Child Trauma Response Initiative
Interview with Dr. Hillary Samples of Rutgers School of Public Health
NJSNIt's just one of 15 cities worldwide to be awarded the grant
According to the CDC, that’s largely because of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a pain reliever that’s 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine or heroin ...
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS, happens when babies are exposed to opioids in the womb and experience symptoms of withdrawal.
We take a look back at the biggest health stories in New Jersey in 2019 -- from vaccinations, to vaping and the opioid epidemic.
Across the country research shows that while the overall number of kids entering the foster care system is down, more children are being taken out ...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Johnson & Johnson and Amneal Pharmaceutical reportedly received federal subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation centered on the ...
Job seekers traveled from all over the state to attend the Middlesex County Pathways to Recovery Reset program.
Panelists discussed harm reduction methods for individuals with substance use disorder.
Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists from hospital emergency departments in New Jersey learned about a new initiative to reduce opioid prescribing.
Student athletes are particularly vulnerable to opioid abuse. Studies show youth who participate in high injury sports had a 50% greater risk of opioid misuse.
Funding will be distributed to correctional facilities based on the size of the incarcerated population and create "critical community partnerships."