prescription drug abuse

Law enforcement, health professionals and addiction specialists from around the country will convene in Minnesota next week to talk about ways to address the growing number of deaths from heroin, prescription painkillers and other opioids.

Officials in several states are scrambling to deal with a series of heroin overdose outbreaks affecting dozens of people and involving at least six deaths.

The Obama administration has announced that it will spend $17 million to help law enforcement agencies deal with the increase in heroin and opioid abuse.

New Jersey 101.5 will present a special opiate town hall, live, this Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

Federal health officials on Thursday approved an innovative new option for Americans struggling with addiction to heroin and painkillers: a drug-oozing implant that curbs craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time.

The NJSIAA recommends that if opioids are prescribed, that they are done so only in cases of extreme pain from acute injuries.

Gov. Chris Christie says New York has agreed to join New Jersey's prescription monitoring program to share records on the sale of dangerous drugs.

A drug so powerful it can change your brain — forever.

The Obama administration issued a proposed rule Tuesday that aims to increase medication-based treatment for tens of thousands of people addicted to opioids, and the White House called for lawmakers to dedicate more resources to fighting the growing problem.

In a testy election year likely to see scant collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, there's a glint of hope in Congress for a bipartisan bill aimed at fighting heroin and opioid addiction -- a deadly, growing problem that afflicts states both red and blue.