Gov. Murphy pledges more funds to fight opioid epidemic

The Murphy administration released data showing opioid-related deaths have slightly increased. The state wants to increase funding for treatment and prevention programs and push a bill package that will increase access to opioid overdose reversal drugs. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw *More info & videos below* For full episodes, check out http://www.njspotlightnews.org/ Let us know what you think! Facebook:   / njspotlightnews   Twitter:   / njspotlightnews   ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJTV reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason. ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a week-nightly news program on NJ PBS covering local New Jersey news as well as a multi-platform, local information source for New Jersey. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood here: https://bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.