The Center for Prevention and Counseling’s annual substance use disorder conference recently took place on November 18th at Perona Farms with over 200 in attendance. Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch opened the morning with a local perspective of the strategies we are using to resolve problems Sussex County is facing, followed by Drug Court graduate[…]
By DANIELLE FRANCISCO November 11, 2016 at 2:27 PM NEWTON, NJ—The Center for Prevention and Counseling is hosting its annual substance abuse disorder conference on Friday, November 18 at Perona Farms in Andover from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Phoenix House, New York, prominent physician, Andrew Kolodny,[…]
Posted: Nov. 2, 2016 12:01 am GRAHAM Three candidates are running for election to two seats on the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Incumbent Republican Freeholder George Graham and Republican Sylvia Petillo, who is the current Hopatcong mayor, are running as a team, squaring off against Democrat Michelle Van Allen. Democrat Michael Riley-Mills will[…]
By Joe Carlson New Jersey Herald Posted: Oct. 10, 2016 12:01 am Accidental overdose deaths this year are up more than 30 percent in Sussex County compared to the same time frame in 2015, according to data obtained by the New Jersey Herald. The data — obtained through a open public records request — show[…]
Posted: Oct. 9, 2016 12:01 am It was gratifying to see local law enforcement officers honored for their quick action that possibly saved 80 lives in the county over the last 18 months. But it is saddening to realize those saves were necessary to counteract drug overdoses. At a recent “Recovery is Real” ceremony hosted[…]
Published Oct 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm (Updated Oct 3, 2016) September is National Recovery Month and The Center for Prevention and Counseling, in conjunction with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of New Jersey, hosted an event organized by local recovery advocacy volunteers at Sussex County Community College’s Performing Arts Center on[…]
Posted: Oct. 5, 2016 12:01 am Narcan, a lifesaving antidote for opioid overdoses, has been used more than 80 times in the last 18 months in the county. Last week 54 Sussex County law enforcement officers were honored for their actions in administering the drug that gave the survivors a chance at recovery. “Recovery is[…]