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Worried about taking pain pills? NJ docs suggest alternatives
There are alternative drug-free treatments that may help
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An addict’s best friend? Some owners taking their dogs’ pain pills
The New Jersey opioid epidemic has taken a twisted new turn.
Some addicts looking to get high are turning to their pets to get prescription pain medication...
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Alleged Trenton heroin dealer arrested in Manchester
A suspected heroin pusher from Trenton is caught with the goods in Manchester, according to township police.
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MacArthur leading charge to restore funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Office of National Drug Control Policy seeks room in President Donald Trump's tentative budget which Shore Congressman Tom MacArthur (3rd-District) who also co-chairs the Bipartisan Heroin Abuse Task Force in Washington D.C. is leading a charge to restore it, with a special focus given to Ocean County.
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Nabbing the drug dealers responsible for NJ’s overdose deaths
Under a state law adopted 30 years ago, drug dealers and everyone in the drug "chain" are held criminally responsible for deaths resulting from the controlled dangerous substances they've made or distributed.
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Shoplift suspects target Target in Stafford and Ocean Townships
Whatever it is that gives people the impression that Target stores are easy marks for shoplifting, police in Ocean and Monmouth Counties intend to dispel the notion. And that goes for other big shopping-center anchor stores as well.
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Two Monmouth County men arrested for dealing drugs are convicted
Two Monmouth County men arrested for dealing drugs at the Days Inn on Route 33 in Neptune Township in June of 2014 are convicted on a number of third-degree charges Tuesday.
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NJ doctors challenge new limits on prescription pain pills
Considered the toughest in the nation in the fight against opioid and heroin addiction, updated New Jersey law mandates that initial painkiller prescriptions be limited to a five-day supply for patients with acute pain.
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Two upcoming educational panels on New Jersey’s heroin and opioid epidemic at the shore
Education remains a vital tool in combating the opioid and heroin epidemic wreaking havoc in New Jersey and across the nation. On Thursday May 4 at the Ocean County Library in Toms River and May 9 at Ocean County College you'll have another chance to learn more about current prevention and treatment efforts ongoing.
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Could abuse-deterrent pills help stop NJ’s heroin epidemic?
Advocates say yes, but not everyone is convinced.
