In Fight With Opiate Overdoses, N.J. County Issues Antidote to Police

Published April 25, 2014

In fight with opiate overdoses, N.J. county issues antidote to police
Last year, New Jersey enacted a law that allowed drug users to call for emergency medical assistance without fear of prosecution for minor drug crimes. … Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Zohydro: Ticking Time Bomb?
Olsen and Sharfstein write that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should work with doctors to ensure appropriate use of methadone or buprenorphine in treating opioid addiction alongside chronic pain. Similarly, they suggest …
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Comcast teams up with The Ordinary People Society
… organizing storage rooms, landscaping and creating a garden. TOPS is a faith-based nonprofit organization that offers assistance to individuals and their families that are facing the effects of drug addiction, incarceration, homelessness …
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