Heroin Addiction and Abuse Leads to Rise in Number of “Heroin Babies” Born in New Jersey
With more and more NJ residents becoming addicted to heroin every day, law enforcement is really starting to crack down on drug crimes involving heroin. The heroin epidemic has become a major priority for New Jersey authorities as the media highlights the growing number of “heroin babies” being born in the state. According to data […]
NJ Legislature to Consider Bill to Require Anti-Overdose Drug Narcan in High Schools
Vince Mazzeo, a New Jersey assemblyman from Atlantic County, plans to propose legislation that would require every high school in the state to maintain a supply of Narcan, an anti-overdose drug that can be used to treat heroin overdoses. Narcan, also known as naloxone, is a prescription medication that blocks the harmful effects of opioids […]
Newark NJ Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Armed Robberies in Atlantic City
A man who committed armed robberies of five different women in Atlantic City NJ will be spending a very long time behind bars after pleading guilty to robbery charges and being sentenced in Atlantic County Superior Court. Rahime Adams, a 39-year-old male who lived in Newark NJ, committed all five robberies on the same night. […]
Atlantic County NJ Man Who Committed Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Guy Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
An Atlantic County Superior Court judge has sentenced a man who played a role in the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver to 10 years behind bars. The violent theft incident went down on August 28, 2014. According to Atlantic County prosecutors, the suspect and an accomplice pulled off the robbery when the victim […]
Study Finds That Use of Prescription Painkillers Can Lead to Intensified Chronic Pain
A recent study by medical experts has reportedly found that prescription painkillers can actually result in more pain, not less pain, in patients. The findings are particularly important in light of the fact that prescription opioid addiction and abuse have reached all-time highs in the New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and just about everywhere else […]