drug addiction

Seeking out addiction treatment facilities is something few families plan for, but with a heroin epidemic raging in parts of the state, treatment is becoming a difficult decision for more and more people.

The State Senate Education Committee will consider a bill today to create charter schools exclusively and specifically for students fighting addiction.

We've made a great deal of progress when it comes to drug use among 12 to 17-year-olds in the United States, but it is skyrocketing among those over the age of 50.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, following a visit to the Hudson County jail, has reiterated his support for prison rehabilitation programs.

New Jersey is in the process of requiring substance abuse treatment to non-violent offenders, but the state's drug and alcohol problem doesn't stop there.

Officials today announced the arrests of more than 100 adults stemming from a heroin investigation in Bergen, Mercer and Passaic counties.

Non-violent drug offenders will get mandatory treatment instead of jail time under a bill signed into law yesterday by Governor Chris Christie.

Many Jersey residents are shocked to discover that heroin is the fastest growing drug in the Garden state.