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, a small fishing community in Read More »
Addressing opioid epidemic in Ocean and Monmouth counties Read More
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 her house in the Upland Read More »
Fighting the opioid epidemic door to door Read More
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 to tackle Ocean County’s opioid Read More »
Opioid Advisory Council Adopts Plan to Strategize, Fund Addiction Prevention, Recovery Read More
One of our mottos is nothing about us without us. In order to change how the system works, the solutions New Jersey puts forward must be led by us: the people on the frontlines of Read More »
Fighting for what we need in the counties, state, and nationwide Read More
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 dedicated to addiction recovery and to fighting the opioid overdose crisis. Input was invited to help the newly appointed council determine how best to utilize the opioid settlement money Ocean County will receive – on average $900,000 per year for the next 18 years – to create and improve treatment options and services in the county. The council advises the Ocean County Board of Commissioners.
Imagine a world where we treat each other with care. A world where people aren’t locked away for our mistakes but offered a way to heal. Where treatment, harm reduction, and community support are widely available, helping people overcome these challenges.
Our lawmakers are moving setbacks, not solutions – but we’re pushing back. Read More
Sea Change RCO’s Dual Goal to Serve Recovery Community While Influencing Policy | The SandPaper | March 1, 2023 By Victoria Ford Sea Change is more than a nonprofit recovery community organization. It’s a vehicle Read More »
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On December 29, 2022, the federal Omnibus bill containing the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act was finally signed into law, officially eliminating the outdated X-waiver and making medication assisted treatment more accessible for our loved ones in New Jersey and across the entire country! Take a minute to celebrate, huge federal wins like this don’t happen every day, and this is life-changing and life-saving stuff.
It’s official: We passed the MAT Act. Read More
Thanks to the tireless organizing of people with substance use disorder, their loved ones, and community members, New Jersey has been expanding access to the life-saving overdose-reversing drug, naloxone. However, access should be expanded even further through the use of free naloxone vending machines.
Narcan vending machines are a life-saving tool for the harm reduction arsenal Read More
Document everything and look for helpful documents: We know, you just walked into a gut punch of a wreck that was/is your home or business. You want to find the baby pictures – grandmother’s wedding Read More »
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