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School bus drivers in Camden County, New Jersey are about to be equipped with a supply of Narcan and training to use it.

Having the knowledge of how to administer the medication could one day save someone's life.

Keeping a supply of Narcan or a similar product on hand is already law for New Jersey high schools.

A Jackson man is revived with narcan after overdosing and found lying on the front lawn of a home on Toms River Road.

The American Red Cross has launched First Aid for Opioid Overdoses to teach people how to respond to a suspected opioid overdose.

Drug activity between deals and overdoses has become so severe of a problem at the Jersey Shore the NJ DEA has now established a Monmouth-Ocean Task Force to help law enforcement curb this epidemic.

A 56-year old man is brought back to life with narcan after overdosing in the Ocean County Mall on Tuesday afternoon.

Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, said getting trained and equipped with Narcan ahead of time is critical to increasing one's chances of survival.

Every high-school both public and private in Monmouth County will be given supplies of the anti-overdose drug narcan in the event something happens.

Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni stopped by the Point studio to discuss the news that local hospitals will provide replacement Narcan kits to law enforcement officers.

As many know, addiction is a brutal disease that is a part of every single family in one way or another. A close family member of mine is battling addiction and it has been difficult for my entire family. There is no doubt that we have a big problem in Monmouth and Ocean counties.