Drugs

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, following a visit to the Hudson County jail, has reiterated his support for prison rehabilitation programs.

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Legislation that provides legal protection to people who violate the law while they are attempting to help a drug overdose victim, and those who administer overdose antidotes, has been signed into law.

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New Jersey lawmakers in the Assembly and State Senate have passed a revised version of legislation known as the Overdose Prevention Act.

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Hunterdon County is very affluent and mostly rural, so it's probably not the area of New Jersey that comes to mind when you think about heroin abuse, but maybe it should be.

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Because prescription drug abuse among kids and teens in the Garden State remains a huge problem, Ocean County is looking at possible prevention methods - one of which is a new online survey.

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Over 30 members of an alleged Atlantic City street gang are under arrest Tuesday after federal, state, and local officials conducted a series of investigations targeting one of the city's largest heroin distribution networks.

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The dangers of prescription drug abuse will be at the forefront at Fort Lee High School this morning where an assembly will be held for freshmen.

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Hundreds of prescription painkillers, a stun gun, cocaine and marijuana are rounded up along with three suspects in a Brick Township drug probe.

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Fifty-two people were charged Monday after a massive drug sweep dismantled a major heroin-trafficking ring in Monmouth County.

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Fifty-two people were charged today in a massive heroin sweep undertaken by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and a number of other law enforcement agencies, Acting Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni announced.

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