prescription drugs

Because prescription drugs are most often in a medicine cabinet with easy access, steps need to be taken when it comes to your medication.

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In New Jersey, overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death. Almost 6,000 people have died from drug overdoses in the state since 2004.

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Prescription drug addiction could happen to anyone.

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The problem for law enforcement across the state is that prescription drugs aren't illegal when properly prescribed.

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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the Garden State. That goes for the use of heroin as well. The Ocean County Health Department is hosting a special prevention seminar tomorrow in Toms River.

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A growing number of prescription drug abusers in Jersey are turning to a new painkiller - Opana - to feed their addition instead of OxyContin.

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If you’ve ever had a drug problem, which drug did you begin with and to which one did you “graduate” to?

For the longest time, I’ve felt that while it’s easy for me to approach some kid in my area and ask them where to “cop” a nickel bag, assuming they still deal nickel bags, the fact is the best place to “cop” it is at home

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A new study finds Jersey parents now see their own home as an access point for both prescription and over-the-counter drugs by children.

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Yesterday, the Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use Amongst New Jersey's Youth and Young Adults held the first in a series of public meetings.

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Federal officials have charged twelve people in what they say was an illegal multi-state operation that trafficked in stolen medicines worth millions of dollars.

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