How much N.J. will get from the feds to fight opioid addiction : nj
referring to nj How much N.J. will get from the feds to fight opioid addiction How much N.J. will get from the feds to fight opioid addiction WASHINGTON — New Jersey will share in $26 million in federal grants earmarked to combat opioid abuse, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.The state will get a share of an $11 million program to train first responders on how to prevent deaths due to opoiod overdoses and to buy naloxone, a drug administered to individuals who overdose; and funds from a $6 million effort to collect data and analyze it to develop community programs to address the problem of opioid abuse.In addition, New Jersey will get a portion of $9 million set aside to educate residents about misusing prescription drugs, primarily by highlighting the dangers of sharing medications and overprescribing opioids. coupled with dallasnews HHS awards millions to U.S. states to fight opioid abuse, says more is needed HHS awards millions to U.S. stat