Featured Article

Quick Tips: Harm Reduction

In clinical settings, harm reduction helps to inform our care philosophy, policies, and the resources we promote to our patients.

Read Now

MAT & Harm Reduction

Rutgers Project ECHO: Place in Therapy for Injectable Buprenorphine

Speaker: Clement Chen, PharmD, BCPS

Learn more
Naloxone Distribution & Training Programs

One-Stop guide to Naloxone Distribution & Training Programs in New Jersey

Learn more
Principles of Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.

Learn more
Medications for Opioid Overdose, Withdrawal, and Addiction

Medications for opioid overdose, withdrawal, and addiction are safe, effective and save lives.

Learn more
Quick Tips: Harm Reduction

In clinical settings, harm reduction helps to inform our care philosophy, policies, and the resources we promote to our patients.

Learn more
An Evidence-Based Manual for Primary Care and Specialty Practices

While the manual should be useful for any office-based practitioner, it will be especially helpful for primary care practitioners who want to become providers in the NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid) Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) initiative.

Learn more

News & Resources

All
News
Video & Podcasts
Community-Based Intervention Program Helping Paterson Fight Opioid Epidemic

The first ORT intervention involves proactive outreach in the corridors of the City where drug overdoses are most concentrated.

Learn more
The Power of Peers: Pivoting During the Pandemic

Paterson COAR was invited to present on a podcast regarding DOJ programs that incorporate Peers (recorded in August 2021). This went live on their website on 12/13/2021.

Learn more
Paterson’s Opioid Response Team Tries Saving Lives on Drug-Ravaged Streets

Joe Malinconico | Special to the USA TODAY Network

Learn more
Medications for Opioid Overdose, Withdrawal, and Addiction

Medications for opioid overdose, withdrawal, and addiction are safe, effective and save lives.

Learn more
Quick Tips: Harm Reduction

In clinical settings, harm reduction helps to inform our care philosophy, policies, and the resources we promote to our patients.

Learn more
Funding and Sustainability Plans

COAR and ORT efforts are primarily funded through the federal Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), by way of the US Department of Justice, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and New Jersey State Police, and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR).

Learn more
An Evidence-Based Manual for Primary Care and Specialty Practices

While the manual should be useful for any office-based practitioner, it will be especially helpful for primary care practitioners who want to become providers in the NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid) Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) initiative.

Learn more
Paterson Achieves What Works Cities Silver Certification

City recognized for exceptional use of data to improve residents’ lives.

Learn more