HAMILTON >> In an eight-year span, Hamilton resident Kevin Meara went from being an elected councilman whose son had died from an accidental heroin overdose to a concerned private citizen meeting with President Barack Obama’s drug czar and pleading with... read more
839 shares Drug addicts to get help from a ‘recovery coach’ in new program IMG_0319.JPG Kevin Meara, executive council member of City of Angels – an addiction recovery coaching program, speaks at the signing of an agreement between City ... read more
TRENTON – Gov. Chris Christie’s anti-opioid agenda is moving ahead. The governor signed legislation Monday requiring medical professionals to discuss the possibility of addiction when prescribing opioid drugs to those under 18. The state Senat... read more
A Change for Nick would like to recognize the following generous donations given to us in the loving and sweet memory of Anthony G Ferrari. We wish peace to his parents Pino and Paula Ferrari. Cari Dandy $30 Lisa Arc... read more
West Milford Township Library 7:30pm, July 13th 2017 West Milford C.A.S.A. (Community Against Substance Abuse) welcomes the West Milford community to bring their questions and suggestions to our July 13th Town Hall meeting on New Jersey’s emergent Opiat... read more
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies doled out $69 million to New Jersey doctors last year, a 17 percent increase over 2015, according to recently released federal data. Most of the 30,000 doctors who received payments took in less than $200, but a... read more
The opioid crisis – with prescription drugs intermingling with the black-market heroin trade, producing record-breaking numbers of annual deaths of Americans from all walks of life – didn’t come from nowhere. A new Boston University Medical Center s... read more
Last year, Governor Christie stood with community leaders, organizations, and residents to hold a candlelight vigil in support of those individuals as well as their families and friends that have suffered due to the disease of addiction. On Decembe... read more
Join the township of West Milford in a Celebration of West Milford on Saturday October 14th, 2017 from 10am until 5pm.
The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA), which represents 160 of the state’s community-based mental health and addiction providers, loudly applauds Governor Christie on the unprecedented and wide-reaching investment ... read more
