NJ County Sues Purdue Pharma, Others As Opioid Fight Continues

Patch. By Anthony Bellano

..."In New Jersey, deaths from heroin and fentanyl overdoses more than tripled in the last five years. That's tragic and unacceptable," Rep. Donald Norcross (D-1), vice chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, said. "Camden County, led by Freeholder Director Cappelli, has been fighting to curb the opioid epidemic on all fronts and knows we must do all we can to help those struggling with the disease of addiction. There is true human cost that's at stake."

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