Thank you for supporting A Change For Nick’s first benefit which was held on Thursday, July 18th at Prime 15. The benefit was very successful due to the community coming together to donate their time, talents, love, prayers and money 🙂
As part of its comprehensive national plan to combat drug abuse, Walgreens today announced it has made naloxone, a lifesaving opioid antidote, available without a prescription in all of its New Jersey pharmacies in accordance with state pharmacy regulatio... read more
Governor Christie, a Republican, announced Tuesday at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center that he had struck a deal with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, for the two states to share prescription data. Each record includes the names of the patient... read more
Governor Christie on Monday marked the second anniversary of a law that put a heroin overdose antidote in the hands of first-responders, observing that while no program is perfect, this one has saved several thousand lives. “This is an important part of... read more
WEST MILFORD — The Elks, along with the West Milford Municipal Alliance, hosted its second annual Walk Out On Drugs event last Sunday morning. The rain simply moved the event inside to the West Milford Recreation Center, but it couldn’t dampen the... read more
(CNN)Facing the reality that “I need help” and knowing where to actually get it are crucial initial steps for anyone battling prescription drug addiction. The process to recovery can be one ridden with pain, denial and shame. If you search on ... read more
Expanded use and availability of medication-assisted treatment is a top priority of federal effort to combat opioid epidemic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Probuphine, the first buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of... read more
When I was a young teenager, my mother would watch tales of addiction on her nightly TV programs. “Love the addict, hate the addiction,” she would say as she sipped her diet sodas. Little did she know that I would become just like the characters in th... read more
The risk of periodontal disease may be increased with long-term marijuana use, suggests a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry. However, the study found no link between long-term use of the drug and greater risk of other physical health problems. Mariju... read more
WASHINGTON — The death rate in the United States rose last year for the first time in a decade, preliminary federal data show, a rare increase that was driven in part by more people dying from drug overdoses, suicide and Alzheimer’s disease. The death... read more
