Overdose

Four Pennsauken, New Jersey middle school students reportedly got sick and needed to be hospitalized after they ate gummy candy laced with marijuana.

Broome County health authorities and organizations are urging individuals to adopt harm reduction strategies to minimize the risk of drug overdoses.

There's an energy drink ingredient the FDA has determined to be so dangerous they're urging residents in New Jersey and beyond to avoid it at all costs.

People are feeling the impact of being told that humans are nothing more than disease carriers, Spadea says.

Fifteen fewer people died from overdoses last year versus 2019, even if the county prosecutor said the 2020 death toll of 149 was still "way too high."

With OD deaths now over 3,000 per year in NJ, there are reasons for both hope and concern.

Middle-aged women account for the fastest-growing share of overdose deaths in the U.S., and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday.

This Monday, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee will consider the Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act, which expands access to a life-saving medication that is currently only available with a prescription.