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
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
Nar-Anon Family Groups: ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE’S ADDICTION? NAR-ANON OFFERS HOPE
Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups, which in turn promoted the medications’ use, according to a report released Monday by a U.S. senator. The investigation by Missour... read more
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Touting the success of the Alternatives to Opiates (ALTO) program, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced the introduction of legislation to provide hospitals across the country additional resources to fight opioid addiction... read more
Dear Friend, We can’t let opioid manufacturers and distributors get away for pennies on the dollar for the #OpioidLie. We’ve lost over 500,000 of our loved ones, while they’ve made over $200 billion in sales during the last twenty years.... read more
For once, Casey is optimistic about his future. After 16 years of struggling with drug addiction, he no longer feels the need to use. He has a steady job doing hazard tree removal for a Fortune 500 energy company. He’s working on getting specialized tra... read more
Changing the Face of Addiction Walk on August 4th 2018. You can create your very own team to help raise money for the walk. Let friends & family join your team and register to walk or If they can’t make it register as a “Virtual WalkerR... read more
I am an emergency room doctor who is also board-certified in addiction medicine. I work at many different hospitals, in different states, with different population densities and cultures. I drop in, work a shift or two and go home. One thing that allows m... read more
