Opioids

Lisa Ferraro, of Hillsdale, is accused of writing over 400 prescriptions for oxycodone without ever examining most patients at her Paterson medical office.

For the second time in the last week a toddler at the Jersey Shore has overdosed on drugs found in their home, fortunately though, in this latest case a 2-year-old in Wall Township was revived.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is seeing a rise in the number of opioids being mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer.

Raymond Catania admitted to prescribing thousands of powerful painkiller pills to a couple over the course of a year in Somerset County.

The Murphy administration's three-day free Narcan giveaway to Jersey residents kicks off today at 322 participating pharmacies and grocery stores statewide.

Reach NJ, the state's confidential addiction hotline is still taking live calls 24/7 to help people seeking treatment during the COVID-19 crisis, but with some adjustments.

The urgency of novel coronavirus has left a number of patients in a difficult spot, as doctors work toward getting on track.

A bill sponsored by Jersey Shore Senator Robert Singer and Assemblyman Sean Kean to authorize issuing "Support Recovery" license plates has been approved by the senate and is heading to Governor Phil Murphy for consideration.

Police gave naloxone to four of the men found unresponsive at the same house.

A Lakewood man has plead guilty to drug and weapons charges stemming from a 2016 motor vehicle stop where police found him in possession of fentanyl and a handgun with a high capacity magazine.

The Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey is hosting a town hall in Toms River, one of Ocean County's hardest hit areas, where residents and experts are invited to share their thoughts on the opioid epidemic and seek help for others or themselves.

A Toms River has admitted via a guilty plea to dealing heroin, cocaine and marijuana that he stashed at homes in the township and in Lakewood.