New Jersey authorities face a new problem in the fight to curb prescription drug abuse and misuse. That’s because fentanyl, a highly powerful prescription painkiller, has now become the drug of choice for many addicts in NJ and many other areas of the United States. Fentanyl works on the brain by creating feelings of euphoria, […]

More than a dozen people convicted of drug crimes in New Jersey plan to sue for damages after authorities revealed that the lab technician who handled evidence in their cases may have been negligent. Kamalkant Shah, a technician for the New Jersey State Police, worked at a laboratory in Little Falls, NJ. In late 2015, […]

Mass shootings are seemingly in the news every month. As a result, the calls for stricter gun control laws in New Jersey, New York and everywhere else in the United States have become more frequent, and louder, than ever. The response has generated a fierce debate about whether state and federal governments should be allowed […]

The fight against abuse of prescription drugs in New Jersey may be getting a boost from the federal government in the form of a plan that would require NJ doctors to utilize a nationwide database that tracks painkiller prescriptions. Prescription Drug Abuse in New Jersey Is an Epidemic The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

As this year’s NCAA college basketball tournament nears the finish line, with the “Final Four” teams set to play this weekend, many people in New Jersey and across the country will be watching the big games with one eye on their college hoops brackets. NCAA basketball tournament pools are big business, with millions of people […]