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2/25/2010 Hike in beer tax could aid addiction treatment
New Jersey is confronted with a disease that affects hundreds of thousands of its citizens.

1/27/2010 Women, girls are drinking more than ever before
Over the last several decades, women have been drinking more and getting drunk more often.

1/27/2010 Principal: Fewer pupils tested positive for drugs and alcohol
High school principal Rick Coppola told the Board of Education Tuesday night that a reduction has been noted in the number of students testing positive for drugs or alcohol from last school year to this year, in the district random drug and alcohol testing policy.

1/26/2010 Rowan student accused of striking nurse
A Rowan University student has been charged with striking a nurse after being brought to a local hospital for treatment of alcohol intoxication, police said Saturday.

1/26/2010 Locals have mixed reviews over medical marijuana passage
Last year, Lorraine Bracey lost her husband, Lee, to cancer. The Wood-Ridge resident and active member of the Kip Center in Rutherford said he was in severe pain with the disease for two years, having to take harsh pain killers such as Percocet. What hurt Bracey the most was watching his appetite disappear. He lost weight and many times when he ate, it came right back up. She said marijuana may have helped bolster his appetite, ease his stomach and quell his pain.

1/19/2010 Jackson cops find teen unconscious at party
Local police discovered an unconscious teenager in a bathroom after they responded to complaints about a loud house party taking place Friday night on Eucalyptus Court.

1/19/2010 We'll drink to that (but not on campus
A 22-member task force will try to figure out how to manage underage drinking on college campuses.

1/19/2010 Medical marijuana law ready to burn in New Jersey
This week Gov. Jon Corzine is expected to sign into law a measure that will allow for the use of marijuana as prescribed by physicians. It will also give the Garden State a green crop of another kind Ð legal weed, making it the 14th state in the nation to legalize the drug for medicinal purposes.

1/19/2010 Corzine signs medical marijuana law
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation granting chronically ill patients legal access to marijuana on Monday, one of dozens of bills inked by the governor on his last full day in office.

1/12/2010 State alters school zone rules
The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill allowing judges to waive mandatory terms for drug offenses that occur in school zones.

1/12/2010 Bill proposed to eliminate mandatory sentences for drug offenses near schools has reached Gov.'s desk
Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham's (D-Jersey City) proposed bill to eliminate mandatory prison sentences for some drug offenses near schools cleared the Legislature yesterday, according to Star-Ledger.

1/11/2010 Medicinal marijuana gets a last shot today
State lawmakers will wrap up the lame-duck session today with a lengthy to-do list that includes legalizing medical marijuana, giving tuition breaks to illegal immigrant college students, and allowing chiropractors to do more than make spinal adjustments.

1/11/2010 Nonprofit, N.J. debate payout for closed program
The state is demanding a lump sum $2.14 million payment by April 30 from addiction treatment center Seabrook House, officials said this week.

1/6/2010 New Jersey Legislature should approve bills to help ex-cons stay out of prison
When prisoners are released in New Jersey, their punishment is far from over.

1/6/2010 Drop in state funding closes drug program
New Jersey still doesn't have a legal remedy to a local nonprofit's decision to close South Jersey's only residential drug treatment program for women.

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