Ocean County NJ has a full-blown heroin epidemic, according to local authorities. Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato recently issued a statement calling on residents to exercise caution when it comes to prescription drug use because, Coronato said, prescription painkiller abuse is often a precursor to heroin addiction and abuse. Coronato’s warning came during a conference …
Law enforcement recently conducted a major drug bust and arrested five Ocean County residents who allegedly possessed large quantities of heroin and multiple illegal weapons. Authorities opened an investigation into the suspects after receiving tips about an illegal drug operation that was distributing narcotics, such as heroin, throughout Ocean County, NJ. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s …
Prosecutors in New Jersey and elsewhere in the US are cracking down on drug crimes and responding to a significant rise in drug overdose deaths by going after the drug dealers who sold the illegal narcotics in the first place. In New Jersey, a person who is convicted of strict liability for a drug-induced death …
Two major drug raids by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office netted multiple arrests of suspects accused of distributing prescription drugs throughout New Jersey. According to law enforcement, the drug ring operated primarily in Hudson County and sold Xanax and oxycodone on the street, with some illegal drug sales being made in Monmouth County and Hudson …
For the first time in a decade, the death rate in the United States has gone up. One of the major reasons for the rise has alarmed health experts and state lawmakers across the country: drug overdoses. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics …
When law enforcement investigated the death scene at Prince’s Minnesota residence, they reportedly found the musical superstar with prescription painkillers both on his person and in his home. According to authorities, Prince was found unresponsive by emergency medical responders after someone saw that he had passed out in an elevator at his Paisley Park MN …
Health officials are trying to determine why more white Americans are dying as a result of prescription drug overdoses in recent years, according to data examined by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prescription drug abuse is being called an epidemic by lawmakers at both the federal and NJ state levels, …
