On Thursday, April 27, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey shut down a pain treatment practice in Cherry Hill that was
serving 300-400 patients across Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cape May, & Gloucester Counties.
For anyone who uses secondhand prescription medicines in these counties (i.e., not directly from the pharmacy or a script in your name), you may be at increased risk of overdose due to the practice shut down. Available secondhand (also known as diverted*) pills are less likely to be pharmaceutical grade, and more likely to be pressed pills that mimic prescription medications. This means pills not directly from a pharmacy are more likely to contain fentanyl, which increases the risk of an opioid-related overdose.
Reducing Your Risk During Supply Disruptions
There are some simple strategies compiled by people who use drugs over the years to keep one another safe. We compiled these strategies into a document you can check out & share widely with others!
