Hepatitis C spreading among young heroin addicts in NJ
A new study finds many Millennial drug addicts have hepatitis C.
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Next tool in NJ’s opioid overdose fight could be tracking EMS data
NJ may start requiring EMS providers to report each encounter with a patient, so officials can track, analyze and improve response to medical emergencies.
Worried about taking pain pills? NJ docs suggest alternatives
There are alternative drug-free treatments that may help
An addict’s best friend? Some owners taking their dogs’ pain pills
The New Jersey opioid epidemic has taken a twisted new turn.
Some addicts looking to get high are turning to their pets to get prescription pain medication.
“There are a number of drugs that are frequently used to treat pain in humans that are also used in veterinary medicine, including several controlled dangerous substances that are regulated,” said Dr...
Nabbing the drug dealers responsible for NJ’s overdose deaths
Under a state law adopted 30 years ago, drug dealers and everyone in the drug "chain" are held criminally responsible for deaths resulting from the controlled dangerous substances they've made or distributed.
Signs of progress in New Jersey’s campaign against heroin, opioids
New data shows awareness about New Jersey's opioid and heroin epidemic is on the rise.
NJ doctors challenge new limits on prescription pain pills
Considered the toughest in the nation in the fight against opioid and heroin addiction, updated New Jersey law mandates that initial painkiller prescriptions be limited to a five-day supply for patients with acute pain.
Judi — Drug addicts SHOULD be ashamed of themselves
If you really want to help a friend improve, "shame 'em a little," Judi says.
Could abuse-deterrent pills help stop NJ’s heroin epidemic?
Advocates say yes, but not everyone is convinced.
Judi — ‘With addiction, YOU created it, YOU can beat it’
Judi Franco maintains that calling an addiction a disease puts the addicts in a "weak position," rather than empowering them to beat it.