New Jersey's approach to drug addiction, and how policy priorities will be ha...

6 Feb 2012 at 7:17am
New Jersey is making progress, at last, toward adopting more enlightened policies on drug addiction. But the yawning hole in the public purse remains a huge impediment

Fake drugs, real consequences

4 Feb 2012 at 11:05pm
It?s known by several names ? herbal incense, K2, Spice, Happy Shaman are just a few ?- and drug users learned long ago that smoking it gives a similar affect to marijuana with no fear of failing a drug test.

Sholeh: Crisis training benefits community

7 Feb 2012 at 12:31pm
It began with a sad event in 1998. A Memphis police officer shot and killed an unarmed, mentally ill man in a difficult and volatile situation. The Memphis police department responded with a new training program for crisis intervention which by 2000 was taking hold nationwide. This growing trend to address the psychological element in social and mental health emergencies is designed to address ...