Drug Enforcement Administration

A pill, a chocolate bar, and a bus? That combo could be the launching point for an illegal transaction of Xanax.

The DEA New Jersey Division said that the last Take Back Day, in October 2021, more than 14,000 pounds of unused or unwanted prescription drugs were collected.

A new rule announced Monday aims to improve access nationwide to medication for individuals with opioid use disorder.

There will extra focus Saturday on the need for New Jersey residents to clear their medicine cabinets of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications.

Colder temperatures are keeping us indoors, along with the potential risk of contracting COVID-19, so federal drug officials in the Garden State say it's crucial that residents secure their prescription drugs so that they don't end up in the wrong hands.

New efforts on the federal level may put a dent in a "staggering" uptick in the usage of and cases involving methamphetamine in the Garden State.

"Somebody, if they were looking for meth, they wouldn't have a difficult time finding somebody to get it from," said Timothy McMahon, special agent with the DEA's New Jersey Division.

Carfentanil is an opioid used as a tranquilizing agent for elephants and other large mammals, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as treating late-stage cancer patients for pain relief. Now it's being abused by drug cartels across the world.

The heroin and opioid epidemic continues to grow not only in New Jersey, but across the nation. A team of panelists held a training session in Toms River this week to discuss how to curb the epidemic and instill more healthy alternatives.