Tag: drug overdose
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Two charged with supplying drugs that led to woman’s death
JACKSON – A resident of Trenton and a resident of Robbinsville have been charged with allegedly supplying drugs that caused the death of a Jackson resident in August. On Jan. 19, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz announced the arrest of Genuine Baines, a 19-year-old male from Trenton, and…
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Addiction speaker shares pain of watching funerals due to drugs
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge National Drug Awareness Day featured nationally-recognized addiction speaker Kevin Moran of the Hegarty-Scalia Home for Funerals on Route 9. More than 200 families and friends of people who lost loved ones to addiction attended the event on Aug. 31, which was hosted by Families Against Addiction. Along with Old Bridge…
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Sayreville Police join SOBA to offer recovery to opioid addicts
SAYREVILLE – Due to the increasing opioid epidemic that has plagued the State of New Jersey, the Sayreville Police Department has partnered with SOBA College Recovery from New Brunswick and Woodbridge to assist victims and their families struggling with addiction and its effects. “The unfortunate reality is drug overdoses are on the rise in our…