Veto of NJ's 911 Good Samaritan Bill Disappoints Backer

Veto of NJ's 911 Good Samaritan bill disappoints backer

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As my colleague Barbara Boyer reported Tuesday, experts from the New Jersey Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and other organizations believe the state must expand the availability of treatment to combat what they describe, accurately, as an …
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Rising opiate and heroin bbuse among young adults a public health epidemic

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Prescription pain killers – a leading cause of youth addiction and easily accessible in the family medicine cabinet – have caused an alarming rise in heroin abuse in New Jersey and throughout the nation because heroin is a cheaper high and easy to get …
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NJ needle exchange program is called a success by officials

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needle-exchange.jpg Lauren Victoria Burke/The Associated PressNew Jersey's needle exchange program has helped 2,160 people enter drug treatment. TRENTON — With nearly 10,000 drug users receiving clean syringes from needle exchange programs …
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