Overdose deaths up in NJ in 2020, but only by 1% amid pandemic
The opioid epidemic got worse in late 2019 and through the early months of COVID-19, then improved in the second half of 2020.
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Closure and clarity: A push for detailed drug death certificates
Death certificates would have to list the specific drug responsible for overdose deaths, under proposed legislation.
Pandemic has not caused drug-overdose uptick in New Jersey
From the beginning of March through September of last year, New Jersey experienced 1,784 suspected drug overdose deaths, state data show.
Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden gets probation for NJ cocaine charge
Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden has been sentenced to a year of probation in connection with a drug arrest in New Jersey in 2019.
Magic mushrooms added to NJ's pot decriminalization plan
Hallucinogenic ‘magic mushrooms’ were added to marijuana decriminalization legislation by a Senate committee. The bill is listed for a final vote Monday.
Violent crime up in NJ: Feds blame drug traffickers
Project Safeguard is cracking down on violent drug traffickers across the Garden State.
IRS agent sold cocaine from NJ stash house over decade, feds say
Michael Shelli was arrested at his New York home, federal prosecutors said, accused of taking part in a Bergen County drug ring.
NJ bill to let more syringe access, harm reduction centers open
Two New Jersey lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand what are known as harm reduction programs.
Someone dropped a dime on NJ officers — But no prison for cocaine
Five law enforcement officers in Morris County copped a plea deal that will keep them from behind bars for drug crimes.
NJ cops confiscate $1M, yacht after stumbling into drug mill
Prosecutors say police scuttled a million-dollar opioid facility being run out of an Amazon driver's apartment, confiscating numerous luxury items including a 40-foot yacht.