In the News
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patch.com: Where the Most Overdose Deaths Occurred in Monmouth County in 2016
Posted 3/1/2017
The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office released this map Tuesday, showing where the most drug overdose deaths occurred.
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philly.com: Teamsters go after drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen after opioid crisis hits their homes
Posted 3/1/2017
Standing before his fellow Teamsters in June, Travis Bornstein shared the story of his 23-year-old son, an accomplished golfer and bodybuilder who became addicted to prescription pain pills after elbow surgery and eventually succumbed to a heroin overdose in an empty field. For the next two hours at the national meeting in Las Vegas, truckers, dockworkers, and warehousemen told of losing aunts, nephews, and fathers to addiction.
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WashingtonPost.com: Maryland governor declares state of emergency for opioid crisis
Posted 3/1/2017
REISTERSTOWN, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday escalated his administration’s response to the opioid-addiction crisis, declaring a state of emergency and committing an additional $50 million over the next five years to beef up enforcement, prevention and treatment services.
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mtlaurelsun.com - Sun Editorial: End to the ‘American Epidemic?’
Posted 2/27/2017
New Jersey is aiming to attack the opioid problem at its source — the prescriber.
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statnews.com: A grim tally soars: More than 50,000 overdose deaths in US
Posted 2/25/2017
NEW YORK — More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever.
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snjtoday.com: Using Faith to Fight the Drug Epidemic
Posted 2/24/2017
MAYS LANDING, N.J. - Organizations are coming together in Atlantic County to fight a problem plaguing the Garden State, the drug epidemic.
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jhsph.edu: Majority of Opioid Medications Not Safely Stored in Homes With Children, Survey Finds
Posted 2/24/2017
Nearly 70 percent of prescription opioid medications kept in homes with children are not stored safely, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: JTAC brings religious, faith based leaders together to address addiction
Posted 2/23/2017
MAYS LANDING — Seeking guidance and help from a religious or faith-based leader is common for families and people impacted by addiction.
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npr.org: Rural Colorado's Opioid Connections Might Hold Clues To Better Treatment
Posted 2/23/2017
A doctor handed Melissa Morris her first opioid prescription when she was 20 years old. She'd had a cesarean section to deliver her daughter and was sent home with Percocet to relieve post-surgical pain. On an empty stomach, she took one pill and lay down on her bed.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: JTAC to host drug-prevention seminar for Atlantic County faith-based leaders
Posted 2/22/2017
MAYS LANDING — Several local substance-misuse prevention coalitions and organizations are teaming up to host an educational symposium for religious and faith-based leaders in Atlantic County to address their roles in preventing drug addiction.