teen drug abuse

Fewer eighth, 10th and 12th grade students are using drugs, alcohol and prescription medications. Those are among the findings of the 2014 Monitoring the Future survey which was released Tuesday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

A high school designed specifically for New Jersey teenagers fighting substance abuse has opened its doors in Union.

As overdose deaths from heroin and prescription drugs continue to rise, a New Jersey lawmaker has introduced legislation to toughen the state's existing prescription drug monitoring program.

With New Jersey's drug problem reaching an epidemic rate, Governor Chris Christie explained why he conditionally vetoed the "good Samaritan bill" this week.

New Jersey 101.5's Stacy Proebstle was honored by the Governor's Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse for her recent series on teen drug abuse.