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cnn.com: Inside the secret lives of functioning heroin addicts
Posted 2/27/2018
(CNN)They're not slumped over in alleyways with used needles by their sides. Their dignity, at least from outside appearances, remains intact. They haven't lost everything while chasing an insatiable high.
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nj.com: 2,221 N.J. residents died from drugs in 2016. Here are the counties hit hardest
Posted 2/27/2018
More than 2,200 people died from drug overdoses in New Jersey in 2016, the third consecutive year the state has reached an all-time high in the grim and growing toll.
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northjersey.com: Heroin, fentanyl fuel 40 percent spike in drug deaths in NJ amid opioid crisis
Posted 2/23/2018
New Jersey saw a 40 percent increase in drug-related deaths in 2016, the largest in at least six years and a spike driven by the opioids heroin and fentanyl, according to data from the Attorney General's Office.
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njspotlight.com: NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINES NEW OPIOID PROGRAMS
Posted 2/23/2018
Strategy includes multidisciplinary opioid-response teams that can deal with drug-related incidents 24/7
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courierpostonline.com: SJ assemblyman wants warning labels on opioid prescriptions
Posted 2/20/2018
NORTHFIELD - John Armato knows firsthand the impact of addiction. That's why when the Democrat successfully ran for a 2nd District Assembly seat in 2017, doing what he could to combat the problem became a top priority. "The disease of addiction has touched my family," said Armato, a former Buena Vista Township committeeman. "Over the years I've learned what to do to handle it, but, more importantly, I've learned what not to do."
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app.com - Back from the dead: NJ opioid antidote naloxone use nearly triples since 2014
Posted 2/20/2018
J.P. Sinopal was brought back from the dead three times. The first time came on Oct. 7, 2011, when the 25-year-old Lacey man was struck by a car outside a house party in the township. He was thrown 35 yards, stopping his heart. CPR revived him. Sinopal suffered a traumatic brain injury and was put on painkillers.
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npr.org: Cost Of U.S. Opioid Epidemic Since 2001 Is $1 Trillion And Climbing
Posted 2/20/2018
The opioid epidemic has cost the U.S. more than a trillion dollars since 2001, according to a new study, and may exceed another $500 billion over the next three years.
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washingtonpost.com: FDA ramps up warnings about kratom, calling unregulated herb an 'opioid'
Posted 2/8/2018
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday intensified its warnings about kratom, saying new research provides strong evidence that the unregulated botanical substance has “opioid properties” and is associated with 44 deaths.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Atlantic County drug prevention advocates partner with pharmacists for safe drug disposal
Posted 2/5/2018
Addiction prevention advocates are teaming with local pharmacists this month to better educate customers and patients on how to dispose medications, especially opioid prescriptions.
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wcpo.com: These myths about drugs and addiction are making the opioid epidemic worse
Posted 2/5/2018
Stories of so-called Narcan parties, for example, are circulating on social media and in some news media -- alleging groups of drug users are convening to get high and overdose together while an onlooker waits to revive them with Narcan.