Experts Offer Advice on Opiate and Heroin Epidemic in N.J.

Experts offer advice on opiate and heroin epidemic in N.J.
Drug addiction is not about drugs, it's about brains, said Susan E. Foster, the vice president and director of policy research and analysis at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. It must be diagnosed early … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Chester Twp. Zoning Board hearing on treatment center is postponed
The applicants for a Pottersville Road rehab treatment center have received a postponement prior to the Monday hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Land use administrator Sarah Jane Noll said representatives of Summit Behavioral Health … Read more on New Jersey Hills

Mother's book is outlet for murder victims' families
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A neighbor murdered Steve Goebel in a horrific attack 12 years ago. His mother, Pat, wants people to … Angry about money owed for drugs, Jaire Highsmith, 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, forced his way into Steve Goebel's Clementon, N.J … Read more on USA TODAY

New Jersey hospitals reach out to patients to reduce ER visits
The problem, Brenner said, is that his model is hard to replicate because the country's health care system is not designed to handle complexities such as alcoholism, drug addiction, mental health problems and other socioeconomic barriers that prevent … Read more on NJ.com