drug abuse

Heroin continues to be a problem around the nation, New Jersey, and right here in Ocean County.

Most of the heroin users now, their first opioid exposures are the prescription drugs. That’s true for at least 80 percent of today’s heroin addicts ~Dr. Wilson Compton, National Institute on Drug Abuse The Jersey Shore has seen an increase in heroin use  and part of the opiate problem, according to many, is the overuse of prescription drugs. On ...

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to 'smack,' and quickly ~ Dan Rather   Heroin is a problem around the world, the United States and here in New Jersey. In the l...

Do we have a heroin epidemic in Ocean and Monmouth Counties? According to the latest figures from Washington over 33,000 people died nationally (2015) due to heroin related deaths ... a staggering number. Local Congressman Tom MacArthur (NJ 3rd District) is part of a Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, an 85-member congressional panel looking at the issues of heroin and opioid abuse. Las...

Heroin continues to be a problem, both nationally and right here at the Jersey Shore. We heard a lot of talk about the drug problem in America during the Presidential Election and President Elect Trump has stated he'll try his best to fight drugs coming into the U...

The DART Coalition of Ocean County is working to keep prescription drugs from falling into the wrong hands - and you can help. Coordinator Michele Buldo says every single one of us can be the first line of defense. "Dispose of your medication, lock it up...