opioids

Charles Johnson, of Irvington, pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom to charges stemming from three armed robberies in Elizabeth last year. He faces prison when sentenced in October.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is warning those suffering from a substance use disorder about a new type of drug being added to opioids and other substances that can put people in a coma or kill them.

Free naloxone kits, while supplies last, are part of the team's second annual Addiction Awareness Night at the ballpark in partnership with the state.

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

A global consulting firm accused of helping to fuel the opioid epidemic through aggressive marketing ideas for prescription painkillers has entered into a settlement with New Jersey and 46 other states.

Mandatory rehab after Narcan saves. Mobile vans to transport people from police bookings to treatment. Bringing substance-abuse experts on police ridealongs.

A Sussex County man just released under the state's pandemic early-release law was back in jail the same day.

After a spike that began last November and continued through the spring peak of the pandemic, opioid-related deaths declined in the June to August period.

Prosecutors say police scuttled a million-dollar opioid facility being run out of an Amazon driver's apartment, confiscating numerous luxury items including a 40-foot yacht.

Opioid-related deaths have risen year-over-year for eight straight months in New Jersey – but the 4% increase in June was the smallest in that stretch.