EDITOR 02 FEBRUARY 2020 HITS: 3575 Sussex County Office of Substance Abuse and Alcohol Services Joins in Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall The Coordinator of Substance Abuse Services and Municipal Alliance Committees, Nick Loizzi, along with a group of local experts will participate in a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall event at Newton Medical Center[…]
By Jennifer Jean MillerPosted Nov 18, 2019 at 2:00 AM ANDOVER TOWNSHIP – The Branchville Businessmen’s Club celebrated its 75th anniversary on Thursday and as part of its civic-minded heritage, presented $10,000 in donations to two local organizations. SCARC and the Sussex County C.L.E.A.R. Program were each presented with $5,000 ceremonial checks during the club’s anniversary dinner held at Perona Farms.[…]
By Lori ComstockPosted Nov 15, 2019 at 11:38 AM ANDOVER TOWNSHIP – Nearly 200 people – substance abuse experts, elected officials, law enforcement officers, members of the recovery community – came together Thursday to share personal insights on how to address the addiction epidemic. The annual fall event, held at Perona Farms, titled “Connecting the Continuum: Emerging Drug Trends, Substance Abuse[…]
By Bruce A. ScrutonPosted Oct 19, 2019 at 3:49 PM NEWTON – Sussex County, which has had one of the highest opioid overdose death rates in northern New Jersey, is beginning to see success in its battle against drug abuse, according to speakers Thursday night at Newton High School. Police, prosecutors, doctors and counselors from a variety of groups spoke at[…]
This summer marked three years since the CLEAR Program launched in Sussex County. CLEAR, which stands for Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery, was the first police-assisted addiction recovery initiative in New Jersey and remains the only county-wide program in our state to utilize law enforcement agencies as a pathway to recovery. Hundreds of individuals and[…]
By Jennifer Jean MillerPosted Sep 2, 2019 at 2:00 AM NEWTON — Light literally and figuratively cut through the darkness on Saturday night in the Newton Green, as a group gathered to line the sidewalks of the square with luminarias to remember loved ones lost to overdose. NEWTON — Light literally and figuratively cut through the darkness on Saturday night in[…]
By Jennifer Jean Miller New Jersey Herald Posted: Jul. 7, 2019 12:01 am The Sussex County C.L.E.A.R. Program — a local collaboration to provide treatment and recovery support for those battling drug addiction without fear of prosecution — has received national recognition, with Newton Police Chief Michael Richards honored recently with the Law Enforcement Leadership[…]
Posted: May. 27, 2019 2:10 pm FRANKLIN — Neighboring businesses wrapped up their annual spring fundraising in support of law enforcement and Center for Prevention’s battle against opiate addiction in Sussex County. TJ’s Pizzeria Cafe and Verizon Premium Retailer, R-Wireless have raised more than $1,600 for C.L.E.A.R. (Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery,) a program that[…]