NJHRC “Just Say No” to Fentanyl Penalty Upgrades Increasing fentanyl penalties will exacerbate the overdose crisis, do nothing to reduce the drug supply or demand, and deepen racial injustice fueled by the War on Drugs. It is time for New Jersey policymakers to “just say no” to the drug war and reject S-3096 and S-3325.New Jersey … Read more
Earlier today in New Jersey’s State of the State address, Governor Murphy announced the launch of Naloxone365. This new program will enable every pharmacy in New Jersey to provide 4mg nasal spray naloxone anonymously and for free to any resident who requests it, at any time throughout the year. When the Murphy Administration started the … Read more
By Lilo H. Stainton, NJ Spotlight News
By Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor
By Lindy Washburn, NorthJersey.com
Without access to harm reduction supplies, New Jerseyans who inject drugs are at risk of infection, hospitalization, and preventable death, according to a new report released today by New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition (NJHRC). The report, Preventable Harms: Injection Drug-Use Related Infections in New Jersey, reviews data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and … Read more
