Fifteen fewer people died from overdoses last year versus 2019, even if the county prosecutor said the 2020 death toll of 149 was still "way too high."
A firm that sold ideas to Purdue Pharma and other OxyContin makers for 15-years will pay out millions, while also releasing documents from its communications with those companies.
Mandatory rehab after Narcan saves. Mobile vans to transport people from police bookings to treatment. Bringing substance-abuse experts on police ridealongs.
After a spike that began last November and continued through the spring peak of the pandemic, opioid-related deaths declined in the June to August period.
The Murphy administration's three-day free Narcan giveaway to Jersey residents kicks off today at 322 participating pharmacies and grocery stores statewide.