In the News
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snjtoday.com: More Than 11,000 Salem County Households Receive Substance Abuse Information
Posted 10/22/2018
SALEM, N.J. - On Saturday, October 6th, officials with the Salem County Office of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Prevention/Municipal Alliance for Prevention of Substance Abuse partnered with county schools and community groups for New Jersey's third annual Knock Out Abuse Day.
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nj1015.com: THIS AIN’T YOUR OLDER BROTHER’S HEROIN: DEADLY CHINESE IMPORT BEHIND NJ DEATHS
Posted 10/22/2018
The opioid epidemic keeps getting worse in New Jersey and experts predict overdose deaths could top 3,000 this year. The principal reason is a synthetic opioid called fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times more powerful than heroin. Special Agent Tim McMahon of the Drug Enforcement Administration office in New Jersey said fentanyl is used to treat terminal cancer patients in extreme pain. It is often administered with a skin patch so that it is slowly absorbed into the skin.
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patch.com/new-jersey/gloucestertownship: Project SAVE, Started In Gloucester Twp., To Be Tested Countywide
Posted 10/22/2018
The county is launching a one-year pilot program in which advocates will be placed in municipal courtrooms to help low level drug offenders.
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dailytargum.com: Rutgers combats opioid epidemic with new fellowship program
Posted 10/22/2018
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (RNJMS) has launched a new Addiction Medicine Fellowship in an effort to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic. The fellowship is appointed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Upon completing the program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the boards in Addiction Medicine exam. Board-certified physicians are automatically granted the waiver to prescribe Buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, according to a press release.
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newjersey.news12.com: Spring Lake Heights native walks the East Coast in battle against opioid addiction
Posted 10/22/2018
SPRING LAKE - A 26-year-old Spring Lake Heights native and recovering opioid addict is fighting addiction by walking over 2,500 miles from Maine to Key West, Florida. Three years ago, Jessica Grieb lost two close friends, a boyfriend and her older brother to the opioid epidemic. Jessica has been struggling with opioid addiction herself for nine years. She feels the walk is giving her purpose and to keep going while paying tribute to her lost loved ones.
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njspotlight.com - STATE OFFICIALS: UNDOING CHRISTIE MOVE WAS GOOD FOR PATIENTS, SERVICES
Posted 10/22/2018
Oversight of community-based behavioral health services is back where it belongs, according to New Jersey officials, and the restructured system is working better to support local providers and ensure patients in state psychiatric hospitals are getting the treatment and other services they need.
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CarePoint Foundation to Host “A Night on Broadway” Gala to Celebrate Hudson County Community
Posted 10/22/2018
Angelo M. Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, to Be Honored
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Do No Harm Symposium Informs Doctors on Safer Prescribing
Posted 10/19/2018
RIDGEWOOD — Dozens of doctors and other medical professionals learned how they can be proactive in the fight against the ongoing opioid epidemic at a seminar Thursday morning at The Valley Hospital.
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NJTV Special Details Impact of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
Posted 10/19/2018
NEW JERSEY — A new special that premiered Thursday night on NJTV spotlighted the significance of the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series in addressing New Jersey’s ongoing opioid crisis.
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NJTV Special to Showcase Impact of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series
Posted 10/16/2018
NEW JERSEY — A new special airing this week on NJTV will highlight the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series and successful efforts being made statewide to help stem the ongoing opioid crisis