Great American Smokeout promotes first steps toward quitting NEWTON — More than 34 million Americans smoke cigarettes, leading to 480,000 deaths in the United States each year. On average, smokers die 10 years earlier than non-smokers, according to the American Cancer Society. In those ...

Summit ’empowers kids to make difference’ By Lori Comstock New Jersey Herald Posted: Oct. 22, 2018 12:01 am SPARTA — If one stood outside the auditorium at Sparta High School for most of Friday morning, the sound of laughter and cheer could ...

Center receives $1.5M grant to fight opioid crisis NEWTON — So far this year, 27 Sussex County residents have died of suspected overdose deaths. To help fight against the drug epidemic, the Center for Prevention and Counseling has been awarded a grant exceeding ...

Is Your Loved One Struggling With Substance Use? Have you tried everything from nagging to pleading and are you out of solutions and also stressed by trying to help a loved one overcome addiction? Have you tried other support groups and need a ...

2018 Underage Drinking Prevention Toolkit It’s that time of year again, back to school time! Going back to school doesn’t just mean buying new school supplies and finding out which teacher the year will be spent with. It means the ...

2018 Alcohol Awareness Contest Winners We are excited to announce the winners of our 2018 Alcohol Awareness PSA contest “Underage Drinking…It’s Not a Rite of Passage”, where nine Sussex County schools had winning entries! With over 90 submissions, these entries ...