A major drug bust in Paterson resulted in the seizure of approximately three and a half pounds of suspected fentanyl powder and over 1,000 suspected fentanyl pills, with a combined street value of nearly $1 million. Pedro Rodriguez Avalo, 30, of Paterson, was arrested and charged on June 27 in connection with the case.

New Jersey lawmakers moved Tuesday to enhance the penalties for the distribution and manufacturing of fentanyl, one of the leading causes of overdose deaths.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday he will nominate a physician who specializes in addiction treatment and is an expert in child development to lead the New Jersey Department of Health. Kaitlan Baston will leave her position at Cooper University Health Care, where she leads the Division of Addiction Medicine and founded The Cooper Center for Healing, to take the $175,000-a-year state health commissioner’s job. Baston is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

March 16, 2023

A good Samaritan, another employee at the upscale shopping center, said he saw one of the women laying on the ground near her car while two others were laying down as well — and said their lips and hands were blue.

March 14, 2023

Florida beaches are anticipating the arrival of thousands of college students on spring break over the next few weeks.

February 8, 2023

Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in adults aged 18 to 45

February 1, 2023

A small but growing number of people with previous marijuana convictions on Friday received preliminary approval to operate cannabis businesses in New Jersey

January 10, 2023

Frank Thompson, 57, was found "unconscious and unresponsive on the classroom floor" on Nov. 29, police said.

January 19, 2023

Children under 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning at a rate faster than any other age group, according to a new report from Families Against Fentanyl, a nonprofit spreading awareness about the deadly opioid.

New Jersey is close to establishing regulations that would allow cannabis retailers and medical cannabis facilities to create public consumption areas.

December 5, 2022

A Valley mother who lost her son to fentanyl poising is hoping the new fentanyl vaccine will get approved from federal regulations.

December 6, 2022

Study Suggests New Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Opioid from Entering the Brain

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on cannabis edibles Thursday at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley, officials said.

November 15, 2022

"Drug-related deaths are plaguing the nation and killing Americans at an unprecedented rate. Last year alone, nearly 108,000 lives were lost to a drug overdose, with fentanyl and methamphetamine driving this record increase. We can’t – we won’t – tolerate this as normal. It’s simply not acceptable.

November 30, 2022

When his father opened the door to Zach Didier's bedroom, the boy seemed asleep at his desk, still wearing plaid pajama bottoms and a yellow T-shirt. His head rested in the crook of his left arm, near his soccer trophies and the computer where he played Minecraft with friends. But Chris Didier sensed something was terribly wrong.