drug use

The title of the Law Center for People Who Use Drugs differentiates and distinguishes clients from the stigmatizing label of "drug user."

2018 was the the first year ever in New Jersey where overdose deaths went beyond the 3,000 mark.

For Jersey teens, alcohol remains the top drug of choice and abuse.

Parents worried that their college-bound children might succumb to the temptations of campus life may want to take note of a new analysis that found that students tend to experiment with specific types of drugs for the first time during certain times of year.

The numbers are frightening. For five straight years, the number of heroin deaths in New Jersey has risen. It's everywhere, from inner cities to central Jersey suburbs to small towns in Warren County.

The White House is launching a new $5 million initiative to combat heroin use and trafficking of the drug, particularly in states along the East Coast.

For some kids the transition from middle school to high school is very stressful and unfortunately, many start abusing drugs and alcohol when they get to high school. Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) is sponsoring a bill (A-413) to establish a statewide substance abuse prevention grant program for eighth-graders.

We've made a great deal of progress when it comes to drug use among 12 to 17-year-olds in the United States, but it is skyrocketing among those over the age of 50.

A new poll shows that a majority of New Jersey voters believe people caught with small amounts of marijuana should pay a fine but not go to prison.

Teenagers' perception of the dangers of marijuana has fallen to the lowest level in more than 20 years, a new study says, prompting federal researchers to warn that already high use of the drug could increase as more states move to legalize it.