In the News
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njherald.com: Even more effort needed to reverse the opioid crisis
Posted 9/25/2017
"The problem is in our backyard and it's a significant one." Such was the assessment of Dr. Anthony Brutico, medical director of emergency services at Newton Medical Center and one of the panelists at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse town hall meeting held Friday in Newton.
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Sussex County Residents Focus on Solutions to Opioid Epidemic at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 9/22/2017
ANDOVER — A standing-room-only crowd of Sussex County residents packed The Center for Prevention & Counseling on Friday to join the conversation on the statewide opioid epidemic gripping New Jersey at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall.
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More than 2,000 Volunteers to Participate in New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day
Posted 9/21/2017
MILLBURN, N.J. — An estimated 2,000-plus volunteers are expected to distribute hundreds of thousands of opioid misuse prevention messages as part of next month’s statewide Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day.
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politico.com: White House backs pharma partnership after delaying other opioid panel proposals
Posted 9/20/2017
TRENTON — The White House has delayed implementing two of the top recommendations of the presidential opioid commission chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, but the Trump administration sent several officials to Trenton on Monday to advance a third program — a public-private partnership with the pharmaceutical industry.
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usnews.com: States Ask Insurers to Prioritize Non-Opioid Pain Treatment
Posted 9/20/2017
Attorneys general across the U.S. are asking insurers to prioritize pain treatment through means other than opioid prescriptions.
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usnews.com: Christie Outlines $200M for Opioids While Waiting on Trump
Posted 9/20/2017
Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey will spend another $200 million on drug addiction programs.
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cnn.com: 41 state attorneys general subpoena opioid manufacturers
Posted 9/20/2017
(CNN) A coalition of 41 states' attorneys general have served five major opioid manufacturers with subpoenas seeking information about how these companies marketed and sold prescription opioids. The coalition is also demanding documents and information related to distribution practices from three drug distributors.
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cnn.com: Opioid overdoses shorten US life expectancy by 2½ months
Posted 9/20/2017
(CNN)Opioid drugs -- including both legally prescribed painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, as well as illegal drugs such as heroin or illicit fentanyl -- are not only killing Americans, they are shortening their overall life spans. Opioids take about 2½ months off our lives, according to a new analysis published in the medical journal JAMA.
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nytimes.com: ‘The Pills Are Everywhere’: How the Opioid Crisis Claims Its Youngest Victims
Posted 9/20/2017
When Penny Mae Cormani died in Utah, her family sang Mormon hymns — “Be Still My Soul” — and lowered her small coffin into the earth. The latest victim of a drug epidemic that is now taking 60,000 lives a year, Penny was just 1.
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thefix.com: Opioid Prescriptions Outnumber People In Some Rural California Counties
Posted 9/18/2017
The fourth smallest county in California has the highest per capita rate of opioid prescriptions in the state.