Program looks to expand to every municipality in the county Published Jan 18, 2017 at 11:41 am (Updated Jan 18, 2017) BY ERIKA NORTON NEWTON – Last year, the Sussex County area had 32 overdose deaths due to heroin, prescription medications and other drugs, according to the Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program.[…]
Posted: Jan. 12, 2017 12:01 am In his final State of the State address, delivered Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie continued his fight against drugs, aspects of which have been included in previous State of the State addresses. But Christie has stepped up his efforts. He is making the battle against drug addiction his top priority[…]
By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Star-Ledger on January 10, 2017 at 2:25 PM, updated January 10, 2017 at 6:57 PM TRENTON — Forcefully declaring “our neighbors are dying,” Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday used his seventh annual State of the State address to promise he will fight drug addiction during his remaining time in[…]
Representatives of the Sussex County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program, C.L.E.A.R, were invited to a forum at Rider University on Friday, January 6, 2017. The “RED” Forum, which stands for “Raising and Educating Drug Smart Communities” presented by City of Angels and moderated by Chasing News/NJ 101.5 Radio’s host Bill Spadea, provided a way[…]
A Police-Led Addiction Treatment Referral Program in Massachusetts N Engl J Med 2016; 375:2502-2503 December 22, 2016 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1611640 Article Metrics To the Editor: During the period from 2009 through 2013, only 21% of people with an opioid-use disorder in the United States received any type of treatment.1 In response to increasing rates of overdose[…]
By David Danzis New Jersey Herald Posted: Dec. 23, 2016 12:01 am Sussex County was well represented in Trenton on Wednesday night at a candlelight vigil on the steps of the Statehouse in support of those fighting against the addiction epidemic that has plagued the country. Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch, Assistant Prosecutor Jerome Neidhardt[…]
Municipalities throughout Sussex County have shown support for C.L.E.A.R. During regular town committee meetings on Tuesday, April 12; Monday, June 13; and Tuesday, June 14, 2016; Sandyston Township, Vernon Township, and the Borough of Franklin respectively adopted resolutions to support the Sussex County C.L.E.A.R. Program.
The Sussex County C.L.E.A.R. Program is pleased to announce the support of Excel Treatment Center. A privately owned treatment facility located in Dover, NJ, Excel is licensed by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the State of New Jersey and provides outpatient treatment for substance use disorders. Services include both day and evening Intensive Outpatient[…]