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Monmouth High Schools Join Fight Against Overdoses
Monmouth High Schools Join Fight Against Overdoses
Monmouth High Schools Join Fight Against Overdoses
FREEHOLD - Monmouth County Prosecutor, Christopher J. Gramiccioni was joined by county medical and school officials Tuesday to announce a program that would aid in the fight against drug overdoses. The program would equip every school in Monmouth County with Naloxone...
Anti Overdose Drugs at School?
Anti Overdose Drugs at School?
Anti Overdose Drugs at School?
We have not had a drug overdose death at any school in Monmouth County.  But with that said, one never knows whether an overdose could occur at or near a school.  Having additional trained staff to administer naloxone, if necessary, can save a life ~ Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gra...
Free Narcan Training for Families in Ocean & Monmouth Counties
Free Narcan Training for Families in Ocean & Monmouth Counties
Free Narcan Training for Families in Ocean & Monmouth Counties
JSAS Healthcare is continuing its Opioid Overdose Prevention Project with free Narcan (naloxone) kits and training for families in Ocean and Monmouth Counties. The training is open to anyone who is at risk of an opioid overdose themselves or to people whose family members or friends are at risk...
A New Ally in the Overdose Battle
A New Ally in the Overdose Battle
A New Ally in the Overdose Battle
The Ocean and Monmouth County Prosecutors' Offices have announced a new partnership in the fight to stem the rising tide of heroin and opiate overdose deaths. From now on, hospitals within the Meridian, Barnabas, and CentraState systems will provide free refills for the naloxone (Narcan) kits police officers use to bring patients back from the brink of death...
Weekend Overdose Deaths Possibly Tied to Tainted Heroin
Weekend Overdose Deaths Possibly Tied to Tainted Heroin
Weekend Overdose Deaths Possibly Tied to Tainted Heroin
Two weekend deaths in Ocean County from heroin bearing identical stamps triggers a warning from Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato in Toms River. Authorities suspect that the drug stamped "Bud Light" is tainted with toxins that can kill a user before medical attention can be found...

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