In the News
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cbsnews.com: More than 1 in 3 Americans prescribed opioids in 2015
Posted 8/2/2017
More than one out of three average Americans used a prescription opioid painkiller in 2015, despite growing concerns these medicines are promoting widespread addiction and overdose deaths, a new federal study shows.
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pbs.org: Almost half of all opioid misuse starts with a friend or family member’s prescription
Posted 8/2/2017
More than half of adults who misused opioids did not have a prescription, and many obtained drugs for free from friends or relatives, according to a national survey of more than 50,000 adults.
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khn.org: Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs
Posted 7/27/2017
In Pennsylvania in 2016, Medicaid expansion helped 124,000 people get treatment for their substance use disorder. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has said his state won’t be able to maintain Medicaid expansion if the federal government cuts back its share of spending. Without the program, many of those people would have limited access to help for their addiction.
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newjersey.news12.com: NJ lawmaker wants to give police access to prescription database
Posted 7/27/2017
LAKEWOOD - A New Jersey lawmaker wants to give law enforcement officers access to the state’s prescription drug monitoring database without a court order, in order to fight New Jersey’s opioid addiction epidemic.
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newjersey.news12.com: New Jersey AG collects prescriptions to cut down on abuse
Posted 7/27/2017
TRENTON - The New Jersey attorney general says that his office is taking in a record number of prescription pills, all in order to cut down on drug abuse.
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wsls.com: Amid Scourge of Opioid Epidemic, How Addicted Americans Are Struggling to Get Clean
Posted 7/27/2017
When a very pregnant Keenan Beckhart was told during an ultrasound appointment that she had no amniotic fluid left for childbirth, she panicked.
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nj1015.com: NJ kids starting drugs as young as 10 — Demand grows for youth treatment
Posted 7/27/2017
As the opioid painkiller and heroin abuse epidemic continues to swirl in New Jersey, a growing number of youth drug programs are being offered. But experts say supply is not keeping up with demand.
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consumersafety.org: Fighting the Opioid Crisis: The Efforts that are Giving Hope to America
Posted 7/27/2017
What do the numbers 2.7 million, 59 thousand, and 91 have in common? They represent harrowing statistics surrounding an opioid crisis that has crippled the nation over the past decade:
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nj1015.com: A warning to parents of student-athletes: Steroids aren’t the only problem
Posted 7/25/2017
A new law in New Jersey is designed to educate students participating in athletics, and their parents, about the dangers of opioid prescription drug use and abuse.
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crainsdetroit.com: Opioids in the workplace: A bitter pill for business
Posted 7/25/2017
Employers have role to play in slowing crisis