Month: September 2016

Prescription painkiller abuse by Americans is becoming more and more prevalent as doctors routinely prescribe the medication to patients. The rise in prescription drug abuse is particularly alarming when considering that more people in the U.S. used prescription painkillers than smoked cigarettes last year. A recent study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that approximately 35…

Heroin overdoses are on the rise throughout New Jersey. For example, Camden NJ law enforcement is investigating a recent rash of heroin overdoses related to heroin stamped with “Batman.” According to Camden New Jersey authorities, there have been more than 20 heroin OD victims in the past week who went to Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey. Doctors at…

The US Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, recently visited New Jersey to talk about the problem of prescription painkiller abuse that is causing countless emergency room visits and overdose deaths all across the country. Prescription opioid abuse is a particular problem in the Garden State, so it is fitting that Murthy came to NJ as part of the Turn the Tide tour.…