Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Holds Forum at Monmouth County Library
The drug forum on heroin and other opiate use in youth and young adults was held at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters.
For New Jersey families, heroin and opiate addiction hits a lot closer to home than many want to admit. Over 100 residents from all over the state gathered at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Thursday to hear the Governor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (GCADA) hold their third hearing on drug and alcohol addiction. A panel of 12 professionals in the addiction field, inlcuding former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, ran the GCADA's task force on heroin and other opiate use amongst New Jersey youth and young adults meeting. During the forum, two family’s spoke to the task force about their experiences with rehab groups and out patient therapy. Dominick Coppola from Bridgewater was a parent who addressed the …
