By David Danzis New Jersey Herald Posted: Jul. 28, 2017 12:01 am NEWTON — Jeremy Leskow admitted that standing in front of a room filled with police officers, prosecutors, addiction specialists and elected officials was not something he could have ever imagined doing just three months ago. But, 60 days into his substance abuse recovery,[…]
By Marisa Iati miati@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com People struggling with addiction can now give up their drugs without being arrested and get access to free recovery services through a new Union County initiative meant to combat New Jersey’s opioid epidemic. Authorities will screen county residents who want to participate and let eligible citizens surrender their drugs and[…]
By Joe Carlson New Jersey Herald Posted: Apr. 21, 2017 2:05 pm NEWTON — Sussex County has seen a 12-fold increase in opioid overdoses over the last week leading to three deaths, the prosecutor’s office said Friday, as it warned of a deadly batch of heroin circulating in the area. Responders administered Narcan – a[…]
By Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Star-Ledger on April 21, 2017 at 1:23 PM, updated April 21, 2017 at 3:09 PM NEWTON — A deadlier than usual batch of heroin is believed to have contributed to a dozen overdoses within the past week, including three fatalities, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch said[…]
Coordinated effort to confront local part of national epidemic Published Apr 5, 2017 at 1:17 pm (Updated Apr 5, 2017) By Liam Donovan Newton — Sussex County’s C.L.E.A.R. (Community, Law Enforcement, Addiction, Recovery) program celebrated its first anniversary at a press conference in Newton Municipal Building on Wednesday, March 29. “Everyone benefits when we help[…]
Posted: Mar. 30, 2017 12:01 am It’s going to take a community to tackle the opioid use epidemic, and the Sussex County community is responding to that challenge. Celebrating the first year of the Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery program, organizers and supporters Wednesday lauded the early success of steering persons to recovery from their[…]
By Joe Carlson New Jersey Herald Posted: Mar. 30, 2017 12:01 am NEWTON — During the first anniversary celebration for the Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery program, Newton Police Chief Michael Richards announced that it would be expanding from his department to departments throughout the county. “We have identified several police departments where[…]
March 29, 2017 Contact: Emily Everson / (609) 847-3600 Please Share: Senator Steven Oroho and Assemblyman Parker Space (both R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) released the following statement in commemoration of the First Anniversary of the establishment of the Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program (CLEAR). Senator Oroho and Assemblyman Space were in attendance at a[…]