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nj1015.com: SOUTH JERSEY’S GROWING DRUG PROBLEM
Posted 11/27/2018
A South Jersey Drug Enforcement Administration official says the toxic combination of rampant opioid and heroin abuse, coupled with the extreme hazards of fentanyl abuse, have created a crisis in New Jersey.
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njherald.com: 33 overdose deaths recorded in county this year
Posted 11/20/2018
By the end of this year in Sussex County, the number of overdose deaths due to opioid misuse is expected to be at, or possibly over, the number recorded in 2017, according to data from the state Office of the Attorney General.
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njbiz.com: AG sues J&J subsidiary for practices related to opioid products
Posted 11/13/2018
The state of New Jersey has filed a five-count lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for deceiving consumers about the dangers of two of its opioid products with high potential for abuse – Nucynta and Nucynta ER, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Tuesday.
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njherald.com: Feds say heroin, fentanyl remain biggest drug threat to US
Posted 11/5/2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Opioid overdose deaths hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States last year, with an estimated 200 people dying per day, according to a report by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Burlington County coaches, student athletes to receive opioid prevention toolkit
Posted 11/5/2018
The Burlington County Coalition for Healthy Communities hosted a kick off event at Lenape High School to unveil a tool kit for coaches, trainers, school nurses, parents and young athletes to highlight the dangers of opioid prescribing for sports injuries.
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mycentraljersey.com - Heartbeats: Taking on the opioid epidemic
Posted 10/31/2018
New Jersey’s chiropractic physicians are ready to take on the opioid epidemic, both from a treatment and a prevention standpoint.
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whas11.com: Narcan to be offered to every public library and YMCA for free
Posted 10/29/2018
In the latest move to fight the opioid crisis, every public library and YMCA in the U.S. could soon have the overdose-reversing drug Narcan on hand.
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northjersey.com: Paterson hospital's effort to cut opioid prescriptions part of national anti-addiction law
Posted 10/29/2018
WASHINGTON — A North Jersey hospital's program to sharply reduce emergency room opioid prescriptions is now a national model, one of dozens of ideas for attacking the addiction epidemic that Congress compiled into a 250-page bill that President Donald Trump signed Wednesday.
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nbcnews.com: Trump signs sweeping opioid bill with vow to end 'scourge' of drug addiction
Posted 10/29/2018
The legislation passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Atlantic County Sets Up New Drug Task Force
Posted 10/29/2018
Atlantic County is getting a new task force that will crack down on drug trafficking in one of the highest-ranked areas in the state for narcotics activity, county Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said Tuesday.