In the News
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statnews.com: STAT forecast: Opioids could kill nearly 500,000 Americans in the next decade
Posted 6/27/2017
Opioids could kill nearly half a million people across America over the next decade as the crisis of addiction and overdose accelerates.
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northjersey.com: Editorial: Taking the opioid fight to the courts
Posted 6/27/2017
The deadly opioid crisis that’s gripped New Jersey and the nation has many manifestations, and many causes. Treatment and prevention of the scourge have become an everyday part of the political lexicon, and a focus for Gov. Chris Christie during his final months in office.
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nj.com: N.J. joins multi-state probe of drugmakers over opioids, report says
Posted 6/23/2017
TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie's administration has joined a multi-state investigation into the pharmaceutical industry for the role it may have played in America's opioid abuse crisis, according to a report by The Record.
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marketwatch.com: Tiger Woods DUI: Prescription drugs are a growing threat to safety on American roads
Posted 6/22/2017
The number of drivers involved in fatal car crashes testing positive for drugs has nearly doubled in 10 years
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washingtonpost.com: In just one year, nearly 1.3 million Americans needed hospital care for opioid-related issues
Posted 6/21/2017
The coast-to-coast opioid epidemic is swamping hospitals, with government data published Tuesday showing 1.27 million emergency room visits or inpatient stays for opioid-related issues in a single year.
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nj.com: One way opioid crisis hit N.J. harder than other states
Posted 6/21/2017
WASHINGTON -- New Jersey had one of the highest rates of emergency room visits due to opioid abuse, according to a federal report released Tuesday.
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wsj.com: States Launch Bipartisan Probe of Opioid Marketing and Addiction
Posted 6/21/2017
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is jointly investigating the marketing of prescription painkillers and the causes of widespread opioid addiction, according to people familiar with the matter, in another sign of growing pressure on the pharmaceutical industry.
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njherald.com: Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication
Posted 6/21/2017
CHICAGO (AP) — Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors are not keeping up with the needs of youth caught up in the worst addiction crisis in U.S. history.
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usnews.com: Lawmakers Fight for Recovery High Schools
Posted 6/21/2017
Research has shown the effectiveness of recovery schools and how they are helping students like Kristen, and state lawmakers are listening. In a 2009 study evaluating students at more than a dozen recovery schools, participants said they only stayed sober 32 percent of the time before entering their respective schools, compared to 82 percent after they began their programs.
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app.com: Opioid-related trips to NJ ERs have doubled
Posted 6/21/2017
Opioid-related trips to emergency departments in New Jersey doubled between 2005 and 2014, according to new data from a federal report.