The state of New Jersey had 1,901 deaths due to an opioid overdose in 2016. It is a humbling number, and can be difficult to wrap your mind around. The United States has been battling substance abuse for as long as we’ve been a country. There have been many attempts to stifle the proliferation of drugs in our communities. Sometimes those attempts have done more harm them good. This is one such attempt and the controversy that still exists today surrounding it.
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