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Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse has launched a statewide awareness campaign

May 13, 2015

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The photo above shows the popular synthetic drug brand called K2. The current batch of K2 has been associated with approximately 400 non-fatal overdoses along the East Costs during the month of April.

NEW JERSEY — The Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (GCADA) has launched a statewide awareness campaign, “Addiction Does Not Discriminate” to help fight drug abuse by showing that no one is immune to the deadly drug problem.

This program provides New Jersey residents with information on preventing abuse, Since April 2015, there have been approximately 400 overdoses involving synthetics along East Coast between Alabama to New York. The current brand associated with this outbreak of overdoses is “K2” (pictured below). This is a popular brand that is available both online and at local convenient stores. Lab analysis is pending to determine the cause of the overdoses. In New Jersey, it is illegal to possess, sell, offer to sell, or manufacture synthetic drugs.

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Frank L. Cahill

Publisher of Parsippany Focus since 1989 and Morris Focus since 2019, both covering a wide range of events. Mr. Cahill serves as the Executive Board Member of the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, President of Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town and Chairman of Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board.