Trump signs sweeping opioid legislation with components from NJ, Pa. lawmakers
Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky
...Another key measure was penned by Norcross, the Democratic vice chair of the task force, that would create a pilot program to provide access to job training services during recovery in order to reduce the likelihood of relapse and also boost local economies.
..."I fought to have job training included in the recovery process, and now we'll be investing in our friends, neighbors, sons and daughters when they need us most, and our economy will be stronger as a result," Norcross said in a statement. "In the past eight years, opioid deaths in New Jersey have increased six-fold — and while we're taking a positive step forward today, we need to keep working on solutions, increase mental health and addiction funding and safeguard health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions because one preventable death is too many."