opioids

The Murphy administration's three-day free Narcan giveaway to Jersey residents kicks off today at 322 participating pharmacies and grocery stores statewide.

A study of opioid use from 1999 to 2018 showed that exposure had the potential to cause partial or full hearing loss, sometimes permanently.

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.

Opioid-related deaths have risen year-over-year for eight straight months in New Jersey – but the 4% increase in June was the smallest in that stretch.

An administrative order calls for NJ doctors to write prescriptions for Naloxone for at-risk patients during the pandemic.

Operation Helping Hand in Burlington County is expanding services for those seeking substance abuse help 24/7 through August 31.

Reach NJ, the state's confidential addiction hotline is still taking live calls 24/7 to help people seeking treatment during the COVID-19 crisis, but with some adjustments.

The urgency of novel coronavirus has left a number of patients in a difficult spot, as doctors work toward getting on track.

March 6 is Black Balloon Day.

Camden County alone has seen more than 1,600 suspected overdose deaths since 2013, according to state data.