Core Health supports C.L.E.A.R.

We are pleased to announce that Core Health supports the C.L.E.A.R. Program.  Core Health is a 74-bed short-term adult residential treatment program that is NJ State Licensed and Joint Commission Accredited.  Located just steps away from the beautiful Raritan Bay Waterfront in South Amboy, Core Health strives to recognize the dignity of all persons in[…]

C.L.E.A.R. Program helps first walk-in

By Joe Carlson New Jersey Herald Posted: Jul. 24, 2016 12:01 am NEWTON — It took four days for someone seeking drug treatment to walk into the Newton Police Department and ask for help. And when that person finally did, the C.L.E.A.R. Program (Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery) worked as expected, placing the[…]

C.L.E.A.R. Launches in Newton

By JENNIFER DERICKS July 23, 2016 at 11:43 PM NEWTON, NJ – Newton Police Department in cooperation with the Center for Prevention and Counseling have officially launched the C.L.E.A.R. program for Sussex County.  The program seeks to reach people dealing with heroin addiction before they are in trouble with police. C.L.E.A.R.  stands for Community, Law[…]

Newton Police Invite the Community to Have Coffee with a Cop

By JENNIFER DERICKS July 22, 2016 at 12:36 AM NEWTON, NJ – Once again residents had the opportunity to meet and chat with Newton police in an informal atmosphere.  Many of the Newton police officers were out in front of Hayek’s Market for the latest Coffee with a Cop on the morning of Thursday, June[…]

Cheers…to the launch of CLEAR

Cheers and Jeers, July 19 Posted: Jul. 19, 2016 12:01 am Cheers … To the launch of CLEAR, the Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program, a collaborative initiative aimed at helping drug addicts get clean. The program, months in development, began Monday with those seeking help being screened to be matched up with[…]

County’s C.L.E.A.R. program kicking off Monday

By Joe Carlson New Jersey Herald Posted: Jul. 17, 2016 12:01 am NEWTON — After months of preparation and training, the Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program kicks off Monday at 8 a.m. The collaborative programs will offer assistance to persons with substance use disorders by providing a safe place to voluntarily turn[…]

Community response to addiction epidemic

Community response to addiction epidemic Posted: Jul. 17, 2016 12:01 am An ambitious and much-needed program to address the area’s growing drug addiction problem — announced just four months ago — is in place and ready to start Monday. The Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program, in the making since November and formally[…]

Congress Splits Over Bill Aimed at Nation’s Opioid Epidemic

By GARDINER HARRIS JULY 6, 2016 WASHINGTON — A partisan feud over money to treat drug addicts split a House and Senate conference committee on Wednesday as it considered legislation to address the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic, imperiling a bill many had hoped would be one of this Congress’s most significant accomplishments. Democrats on the[…]