Fewer people are using heroin, says report full of horrible news
The overall findings of the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show illegal drug use remains a pervasive issue among all age groups.
Ezra Helfand
NJ addiction epidemic — Is your doctor to blame?
More than 1,000 people in New Jersey died of a heroin/opioid overdose in the first half of 2016. The number of individuals admitted to treatment programs in New Jersey due to related abuse topped 38,000 last year.
Battling opiate abuse on NJ college campuses
Some experts propose those who may be involved heavily with pills or heroin don't generally last long in a college setting, if they make it there at all.
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in NJ are binge drinkers — Find out if you are, too
More than a million adults in New Jersey are binge drinking, according to the latest data set released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Parents should worry about alcohol — the gateway drug for teens, NJ advocates say
For Jersey teens, alcohol remains the top drug of choice and abuse.
NJ drug crisis: This is not your father’s heroin
According to Angelo Valente, executive director of the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey, heroin is cheaper and more powerful in New Jersey than in most other parts of the country.