In the News
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nbcnews.com: Billion-Dollar Opioid Fraud Crackdown, 400 Charged
Posted 7/14/2017
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against more than 400 people in connection with a major crackdown on medical fraud aimed at combating the nation’s opioid epidemic.
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BATTLING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Posted 7/14/2017
This special two part broadcast airing on Friday July 21st and repeated on Friday, August 18th, from 9 PM to 10 PM focuses on the critical problem facing America. These shows, part I will air the week of September 19th, part II the week of September 26, 2017 on CUNY TV, airing 8 times during the week.
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nj1015.com: Is NJ’s effort to reduce prescription painkillers paying off in war on addiction?
Posted 7/13/2017
New Jersey’s opioid epidemic continues to rage on, but there are a few hopeful signs the trend may finally be starting to change.
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washingtonpost.com: Real-time testing of drugs at music festivals shows ‘Molly’ often isn’t ‘Molly’
Posted 7/12/2017
Scientists, public health experts and volunteers working with them have started to show up at music festivals, concerts, raves and other public gatherings where illicit drugs are frequently used. Equipped with special chemical testing kits, they help attendees test pills and powder for purity in real time so that people can make better-informed decisions about whether to take them.
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njspotlight.com: IS HOSPITAL ER WEAK LINK IN STATE’S PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM?
Posted 7/10/2017
Doctors in emergency room don’t have to check statewide prescription database before they write scrip for opiates
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nbcnews.com: First Opioid Court in the U.S. Focuses on Keeping Users Alive
Posted 7/10/2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. — After three defendants fatally overdosed in a single week last year, it became clear that Buffalo's ordinary drug treatment court was no match for the heroin and painkiller crisis.
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npr.org: Without Medical Support, DIY Detox Often Fails
Posted 7/10/2017
By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicted to opioids and serving time in jail for selling drugs to support his habit.
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nj.com: The N.J. counties that are most flooded with opioid prescriptions
Posted 7/10/2017
After years of increasing opioid use, the nation is experiencing a downturn in doctors handing out prescriptions for the class of drugs. Prescriptions remained high in certain areas of New Jersey, however, according to a Centers for Disease Control report released this week.
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app.com: Opioids poured into South Jersey in 2010 and 2015
Posted 7/10/2017
The number of opioid prescriptions written in the southern counties of New Jersey were among the nation's highest in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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nbcnews.com: Twin Plagues: Meth Rises in Shadow of Opioids
Posted 7/7/2017
America can't quit its meth habit. After a brief lull caused by a crackdown on domestic manufacturing techniques, the highly addictive stimulant is blooming across the country again, this time in the shadows of the opioid epidemic.