Tag: opioids
Opioid Settlement Sparks Discussion About Increased Substance Abuse
Multiple settlements with the pharmaceutical development corporation Johnson & Johnson and other opioid distributors have yielded a $641 million payout to the state, which acting Attorney General, Matt Platkin, and Gov. Phil Murphy announced will be used on treatment, prevention and strategies to combat the opioid epidemic.
Two Bayshore Towns Push for Opioid Education
By Jay Cook |
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – Ryan Fisher has been fighting drug addiction for almost his entire adult life. Growing up as a young...
Overdose and Addiction, And Those Left Behind
By John Burton |
HIGHLANDS — For Caitlin O’Neil, Aug. 31 seemed like an appropriate time to share the story of her late boyfriend –...
Frank Talk About Opioid Abuse Among Youth
By John Burton |
FAIR HAVEN – Put aside those notions of the Rumson-Fair Haven “bubble,” says Fair Haven Police Patrolman William Lagrotteria.
The truth of...
Opioids – The Scourge of The Community
By John Burton |
MIDDLETOWN — “We know how important addressing this epidemic is,” said Mary Ann Christopher, senior executive for clinical affairs for Horizon...
The Truth About Heroin In Monmouth County
By John Sorce |
WEST LONG BRANCH – The heroin epidemic in Monmouth County is real and it’s a threat, says former National Football League...
Pallone, Beck Address Growing Heroin and Opioid Abuse Problem
By John Burton
From the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. to here in Monmouth County, local legislators on the national and state level are...
