Hunterdon County fighting opioid abuse
5/17/2018
HUNTERDON COUNTY - The opioid problem in the county continues to rise.
Last year, there were 54,572 opioid prescriptions filled here, according to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. In 2016, 20 people died from drug overdoses in the county, mostly involving opioids, according to the New Jersey Office of the State Medical Examiner, up from eight people dying from overdoses four years earlier.
"This trend is moving in the wrong direction and impacts our community on so many levels," said Hunterdon County Freeholder Matthew J. Holt.
On Wednesday, county residents are invited to a discussion about the statewide opioid epidemic at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall, 7 p.m. at the Route 12 County Complex Assembly Room, 314 State Route 12, Flemington.