More than $50 million in new fees would be collected to offset opioid spending and Medicaid for people who don't get health coverage from their employers.
A report by the New Jersey Attorney General in the spring of 2014, addressing the state's opioid crisis, led to the creation of a warmline for residents to call either if they are suffering from substance use disorders, or are loved ones of those suffering.
The drug and alcohol treatment facility, Turning Point Inc., has announced that they'll be opening up a new location in Ocean County, which ranks second in New Jersey for the highest amount of drug overdoses.