Christie Touts Drug Court Program in Accepting Award From Somerset County …

Christie touts drug court program in accepting award from Somerset County …
He met Hanlon, a graduate of the program and now a Daytop trustee, when Hanlon returned to the Mendham facility to share his story of overcoming a cocaine addiction at age 16 and going on to law school. Christie … in the New York City and … Read more on NorthJersey.com

First step to addiction recovery has to come from addict
Heroin has replaced crack cocaine as the drug of choice in many areas of the state. There are overdoses every week. Paramedics have to administer a drug to counteract the effects of the opiate. The addicts can't hold a job, so they steal whatever and … Read more on Marietta Times

Corrections officials reveal reason Charleston trumpeter Joe Ambrosia was …
Ambrosia, who had been serving a 7-year sentence on a cocaine-trafficking charge, was granted an early release from prison on Aug. 22 because of his advanced illness. He was taken back into custody on Aug. 30 and died 13 days later in a hospital. Read more on Charleston Post Courier