Funding for cops stokes debate over use of opioid settlement money / Axios / August 21, 2023 By Sabrina Moreno As states and localities collect the first billions in opioid...
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How should NJ spend $641M in opioid settlement funds?
How should NJ spend $641M in opioid settlement funds? / NJ Spotlight / August 15, 2023 By Brenda Flanagan New Jersey leaders are weighing how to spend a $641 million...
Read MoreShould Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement?
Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement? / August 14, 2023 / New York Times By Jan Hoffman After years of litigation to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable...
Read MoreMeet the People Deciding How to Spend $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash
Meet the People Deciding How to Spend $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash / KFF Health News / July 10, 2023 By Aneri Pattani As more than $50 billion makes...
Read MoreTougher drug penalties are a setback, not a solution
Tougher drug penalties are a setback, not a solution / NJ Monitor / June 26, 2023 By Deric Miller I am a person in recovery and a certified peer recovery...
Read MoreHarsher penalties proposed for fentanyl in NJ
Harsher penalties proposed for fentanyl in NJ / NJ Spotlight / June 21, 2023 By Bobby Brier New Jersey lawmakers moved Tuesday to enhance the penalties for the distribution and...
Read MorePitch for tougher fentanyl law sparks hot debate in Trenton
Pitch for tougher fentanyl law sparks hot debate in Trenton / NJ Spotlight / June 13, 2023 By Ted Goldberg NJ lawmakers are pushing forward a bill that would increase...
Read MoreTougher drug penalties don’t work. I know this from experience.
Tougher drug penalties don’t work. I know this from experience. / NJ.com / June 13, 2023 By Elissa Tierney Imagine a world where we treat each other with care. A...
Read MoreAddressing opioid epidemic in Ocean and Monmouth counties
Fighting the opioid epidemic door to door / PBS / June 5, 2023 By Bobby Brier Among places in New Jersey hit hard by the opioid epidemic is Mystic Island,...
Read MoreFighting the opioid epidemic door to door
Fighting the opioid epidemic door to door / NJ Spotlight / June 5, 2023 By Bobby Brier On a Sunday afternoon in late May, Kristin Castagna stood in front of...
Read MoreOpioid Advisory Council Adopts Plan to Strategize, Fund Addiction Prevention, Recovery
Opioid Advisory Council Adopts Plan to Strategize, Fund Addiction Prevention, Recovery / The Sandpaper / May 31, 2023 By Victoria Ford Major decisions about how millions of dollars get spent...
Read MoreOcean County to Spend Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds; Recovery Specialists, Community Organizers Weigh In
The Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council convened a public forum on Tuesday, March 7 at the Southern Service Center in Manahawkin, where officials heard from members of grassroots nonprofit organizations...
Read MoreSea Change RCO’s Dual Goal to Serve Recovery Community While Influencing Policy
Sea Change is more than a nonprofit recovery community organization. It’s a vehicle for change in the lives of those affected by substance use disorder, and it’s moving at high...
Read MoreSuperstorm Sandy’s sustained emotional toll on survivors
Elizabeth Burke Beaty with her husband Tom, their son Tommy, and dog Hank, in front of their belongings in Holgate, after Superstorm Sandy swept through their community in 2012. Burke...
Read MoreOverdose Awareness Day Observed In Ocean County in Jersey Shore Online
MANCHESTER – International Overdose Awareness Day was observed in Whiting recently. The event honored loved ones lost to overdose throughout the state.
Read MoreSea Change Caps Successful Summer With Funding to Continue Recovery Work
The LBI-based Sea Change Recovery Community Organization received a $50,000 grant from the Rx Foundation for its “visionary work of creating an intersection of community-based recovery services and advocacy/organizing for...
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Now more than ever, we need to stand up and speak out in the name of those we have lost to preventable overdose deaths; and with loved ones who are still with us.