While New Jersey makes progress on fatalities, Black Lives Matter Paterson provides a bridge to emergency help after hours and on weekends

Tracking projects show what's working in other states, offering hope for innovative practices and transparency

Advisory council recommends more supportive housing, harm reduction programs and training for treatment providers

Advocacy group underlines priorities, wants more focus on support than on law enforcement

The facilities, which focus on reducing harm, have saved lives elsewhere

Up and running in Providence, still battling in Philadelphia

Assemblyman calls on fellow lawmakers to prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage of non-opioid medications in favor of opioids

Zufall Health to expand medically assisted treatment, or MAT, in seven counties

NJ also seeing downward trend in overdose deaths

Calls for harm reduction centers, better housing as state marks Overdose Awareness Day

A lifeline to social services — and personal connections — for people with substance use issues

The state facilitates harm reduction, but advocates fear lawmakers still want to criminalize substance use

Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey hosts discussion about dual-treatments

The money will go to harm reduction centers, health services, supportive housing and more

Interview: Angelo Valente, executive director, Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey

And let's avoid ‘redirecting’ them to satisfy other state or municipal needs or interests

Included in the pile was a measure to give themselves a 67% pay increase

Conservation fights, drug crisis, police-community relations, school policies and more