Vital Strategies: Pandemic Drives 20% Spike in Overdose Deaths in New Jersey, Demands Urgent Response
June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
NEW YORK, June 25 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release:
New Jersey health officials are sounding the alarm about the state's overdose crisis. Overdoses in New Jersey are up 20% so far this year compared to the same time period in 2019, Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday. So far, there have been 1,339 suspected overdose deaths this year.
Statement from Dionna King, Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program's New Jersey Director.
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New Jersey health officials are sounding the alarm about the state's overdose crisis. Overdoses in New Jersey are up 20% so far this year compared to the same time period in 2019, Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday. So far, there have been 1,339 suspected overdose deaths this year.
Statement from Dionna King, Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program's New Jersey Director.
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