Tag: drug addiction
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National Substance Abuse Prevention Month: Breaking Free from Addiction
Overdoses are still on the rise. The National Center for Health Statistics reported a 30% rise in drug overdose deaths from 2019-2020, amid the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t an anomaly. American overdose deaths climbed another 15% in 2021, to 107,622. In New Jersey alone, 3,081 residents died from suspected drug overdoses…
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Vote for South Brunswick teen in NJ Shout Down to Drugs contest
Sawini Sunkuru, a senior at South Brunswick High School, entered the NJ Shout Down Drugs singing contest. Her original lyrics focus on drug prevention and the struggles of addiction and mental health. Vote for her through Jan. 31 at shoutdowndrugs.com/contestants/profile/352/ Read the story of her progress in the contest in next week’s Sentinel newspaper.