Opioid Crisis

Cumberland and Salem counties in New Jersey are joining a program that seeks to disrupt or dismantle drug trafficking organizations in the region.

Advocates are lobbying Gov. Murphy to save the program, which they say has helped reduce HIV infections in the area by 50% since it opened 14 years ago.

The other major public health threat facing New Jersey — the opioid epidemic — did not abate during the state’s COVID-19 outbreak.In fact, it got a bit…

More than 300 pharmacies across the Garden State will give out free doses of naloxone to anyone who asks for it starting Thursday and running through…

Burlington County has cut the ribbon on a new recovery center to help those struggling with substance abuse. The center is in the county’s Human Services…

As COVID-19 cases continue to soar in New Jersey, addiction treatment providers who are usually in close contact with people who use drugs have been…

Camden County will get $190,000 to expand access to medication assisted treatment. Hudson County will spend $203,000 on new recovery efforts for young…

New Jersey service providers who work with drug users say the state has come a long way in implementing “harm reduction” strategies but that more can be…

For one day this month, New Jersey residents will be able to walk into dozens of participating pharmacies across the state and obtain the…

New Jersey could become the first state in the country to require warning labels on prescription opioid medication that identifies it as an opioid and…