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Keeping Mike alive
The face of addiction in N.J. is sometimes young, handsome and haunted Keeping Mike alive / October 10, 2023 / NJ.com By Spencer Kent Mike eyes me suspiciously, a smoldering cigarette in hand. I’m pretty Read More »
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How much opioid settlement money did your town get?
The $641 million that New Jersey is receiving in opioid settlement funds is starting to make its way to our communities. All 21 counties in the state are entitled to receive funding, as well as Read More »
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Meet 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 its way to state and Read More »
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Ocean 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 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.
Our lawmakers are moving setbacks, not solutions – but we’re pushing back.
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
It’s official: We passed the MAT Act.
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bill containing the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act was finally signed into law, officially eliminating the outdated X-waiver and making medication assisted treatment more accessible for our loved ones in New Jersey and across the entire country!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.
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Narcan vending machines are a life-saving tool for the harm reduction arsenal
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.
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Superstorm Sandy’s sustained emotional toll on survivors
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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Overdose Awareness Day Observed In Ocean County
MANCHESTER – International Overdose Awareness Day was observed in Whiting recently. The event honored loved ones lost to overdose throughout the state.
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Sea 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 systems change,” RCO founder Elizabeth Beaty has announced. The foundation funds healthcare innovators.
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