Tag: naloxone
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Burlington County receives large supply of naloxone overdose antidote for Hope One Program
Burlington County plans to distribute more than 600 kits of naloxone overdose antidote to individuals and families as part of continuing efforts to combat the opioid and substance use disorder epidemic. A total of 624 kits of naloxone were delivered to the county on March 18 by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and…
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Battling the opioid crisis in Middlesex County
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is currently combating the opioid crisis by incorporating a 24-hour hotline (732-596-4199) and simultaneously administering two ongoing state funded Operation Helping Hand (OHH) grants. Middlesex County’s version of OHH, called Blue Cares, offers a 24-hour, 7 days a week Blue Cares hotline, staffed by approximately 30 trained peer recovery coaches,…
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Free training for Narcan nasal spray kits available in South Brunswick
Free training for Narcan nasal spray kits is open to anyone who is at risk of an opioid overdose or their family and friends at 6 p.m. on July 18 at The Counseling Center at Monmouth Junction, 1100 Cornwall Road, Suite 111, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. All participants will receive a Narcan kit…
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South Brunswick police revive heroin victim at La Mirage motel
SOUTH BRUNSWICK -Officer Matthew Hagood and Officer Bruce Redfield responded to the La Mirage Motor Inn on Route 1 for an unconscious man in a motel room around 11:30 p.m. on June 1. When the officers arrived they met the man’s girlfriend who said she found her 35-year-old boyfriend unconscious with foam coming…
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Jamesburg councilman charged with DWI after second crash in three months
JAMESBURG – A former Jamesburg councilman was revived after a DWI motor vehicle accident just months after he was found in possession of cocaine during another vehicle crash. Thomas Busco, Jr., 49, of Jamesburg, was traveling north on Perrineville Road in Monroe at around 10:27 a.m. Oct. 3 when his 2010 Ford F150 approached the…
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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…
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South Brunswick reports positive response to drug addiction program
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – In just more than one month since the South Brunswick Police Department initiated a new program to combat opiate usage, positive results are being reported. “Opiate addiction is a problem affecting the entire country, not just one community. We wanted to give people suffering addiction and their family members quicker access to the…