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Pharmacy Tips: How to Maximize Your Savings and Stay Healthy

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Navigating the world of pharmacy purchases can be challenging, especially when balancing cost and health needs. With rising medication prices and the complexity of healthcare, it’s essential to find ways to maximize your savings without compromising your well-being. Here are practical tips to help you save money at the pharmacy while ensuring you stay healthy.

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Drug Crimes: Possession, Trafficking, and Distribution

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Drug crimes encompass a wide range of offenses related to the illegal possession, manufacturing, distribution, and trafficking of controlled substances. Understanding the distinctions between these offenses and their potential penalties is crucial for anyone facing such charges. Additionally, having a knowledgeable criminal defense lawyer can significantly impact the outcome of a drug-related case.

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The Art of Starting Anew: Turning the Page on Addiction

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Addiction, a formidable opponent that has plagued humanity for centuries, takes on various forms, whether it’s substance abuse, gambling, or even technology dependence. Its grip on individuals can be suffocating, causing a downward spiral that seems impossible to escape. However, within the depths of this struggle lies a glimmer of hope: the art of starting anew. Just as an artist faces a blank canvas with the opportunity to create a masterpiece, those battling addiction can turn the page and begin crafting a new chapter of their lives.

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New Fentanyl Vaccine Called Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic

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Houston TX, a research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.” The breakthrough discovery could have major implications for the nation’s opioid epidemic by becoming a relapse prevention agent for people trying to quit using opioids. While research reveals Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is treatable, an estimated 80% of those dependent on the drug suffer a relapse. 

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Addiction Problems And Smart Ways To Deal With Them

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Addiction is a serious problem that affects millions of people around the world. It can cause physical, emotional, and financial devastation to those struggling with it as well as their loved ones. Despite its wide reach, there is still hope for recovery from addiction. 

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DEA Warns of “rainbow fentanyl” Used to Target Young Americans

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Ridgewood NJ, the Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.  In August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 18 states.  Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, this trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people.

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Ramsey Woman Arrested On Drug and Prostitution Charges

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Ramsey NJ, according to Ramsey Police , officers found Donna Olsen, 35, and Carlo Maltempti, 48, at an Extended Stay America hotel just off Route 17, while responding to a welfare check request. A preliminary investigation led to the arrests of the two occupants in the hotel room.

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Former Paraguayan Congresswoman Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Money Laundering Conspiracy

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Newark NJ, a former member of Paraguay’s Congress was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for her role in an international money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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New Jersey Set to Receive $641 Million Settlement from Opioid Distributors and Manufacturers

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Egg Harbor NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin today announced that New Jersey is set to receive $641 million from settlements with Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured opioids, and the country’s three largest pharmaceutical distributors – McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen. The $641 million in settlement funds will be paid through 2038 and will fund state and local programs focused on treatment, prevention, and other strategies to combat the opioid epidemic in the state.   

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Acting Attorney General, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Announce Launch of Statewide Multimedia Impaired Driving Safety Awareness Campaign

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Ridgewood NJ,  acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of a statewide multimedia campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of driving impaired – whether under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or prescription or over-the counter medications.

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Pedestrian Assistance on New Jersey Turnpike Leads to Seizure of Weapons, High-Capacity Magazines, and Drugs

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Union NJ, the New Jersey State Police have arrested Yazeed Shareef, 24, of Lindenwold, N.J., Kobie Harrison, 23, Nasir McQueen, 23, and Nyceem Corbit, 21, all of Philadelphia, P.A., and seized guns, hollow-point ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and drugs during an investigation that began after a State Trooper encountered one of the men walking on the New Jersey Turnpike in Union County.

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Drug Overdose Deaths Have Increase Nearly 30% Over 2019

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Ridgewood NJ, According to provisional data released by the US CDC this week, more than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in 2020, a nearly 30% increase over the number of overdose deaths in 2019. This estimate is the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded and the largest percent increase since 1999. Public health agencies continue to fight the opioid epidemic, declared a public health emergency by the US government in 2017, but health departments were overwhelmed by the demands put on them during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, non-COVID-19 programs suffered.

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Clifton Surgeon Stiped of His Medical License For Indiscriminate Prescribing of Addictive Opioid Painkillers

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Clifton NJ,  Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) has permanently revoked the license of a Passaic County orthopedic surgeon who allegedly prescribed high dosages of addictive opioid painkillers to his patients for years without a legitimate medical purpose, often while turning a blind eye to signs that patients may have been abusing the controlled dangerous substances (“CDS”) or diverting them for illegal purposes.

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Alert Neighbor’s Call Leads to the Arrest of 2 Would-be Car Thieves in Hawthorne

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Hawthorne NJ, this morning around 0600,the Hawthorne Police received a call reporting two males attempting to steal a car from a driveway on Kenwood Road. An alert resident observed them and called 911 immediately. Upon responding to the area, officers observed one suspect leave the area in a vehicle while the second fled on foot. While one officer stopped the vehicle, other officers pursued the suspect on foot through the rear yards of the homes in the area. Both suspects, from Newark, were apprehended and charged accordingly. Additionally, they were in possession of both heroin and cocaine. Great job by the squad this morning! Make sure if you see something suspicious, call IMMEDIATELY!!