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Franklin Lakes NJ, actor and owner of Tony Lip’s Italian Restaurant in Franklin Lakes, Frank Vallelonga Jr., was found dead of a suspected overdose in the Bronx this week, according to police and reports.
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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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By David Matthau July 6, 2017 2:13 AM
The opioid epidemic has gotten so bad in New Jersey that librarians are now being instructed to watch out for users overdosing inside a library bathrooms or behind rows of books.
“Our public libraries are obviously the most open building in a community, and we have had situations where librarians have had to call paramedics, for example, when someone has had an overdose,” said Pat Tumulty, the executive director of the New Jersey Library Association.
But there’s an upside to drug users finding safe spaces in libraries. People may come into a library seeking information about addiction, treatment and overdoses and “we’re very aware and very cognizant of making sure that we have the resources available.”
To deal with the opioid issue, Tumulty said, the association is teaming up with mental health experts.
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file photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page :Glen Rock Police Department uniformed patrol officer administered Narcan to the adult male driver of a Toyota Corolla
Governor Christie on Monday marked the second anniversary of a law that put a heroin overdose antidote in the hands of first-responders, observing that while no program is perfect, this one has saved several thousand lives. John C. Ensslin, The Record Read more