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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Overdose Risk More Than Tripled from 2014-2019 among NJ Medicaid Users
A rise in heroin and fentanyl in New Jersey between 2014-2019 led to the tripling of medically treated opioid overdoses despite the state’s strict limiting of prescription opioids for pain and substantial state initiatives to expand access to treatment for opioid use disorder, according to a Rutgers-led study.