Murphy announces $10.85M to expand opioid recovery, treatment and prevention programs
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced the allocation of $10.85 million from New Jersey’s Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to expand treatment, recovery and overdose prevention services across the state.
The funding, which follows International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 and comes at the start of National Recovery Month, will support programs aimed at reducing overdose deaths and helping people sustain long-term recovery.
“Far too many New Jerseyans have felt the devastating impact of the opioid crisis,” Murphy said in a statement. “Today’s investments, which are informed by the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council, build on our efforts to uplift our communities with proven harm reduction strategies and evidence-based resources to support sustained recovery.”
The governor’s office said the money will be used for several key initiatives. That includes $4.3 million to provide uninsured residents with access to community-based substance use treatment, $3.5 million over two and a half years to continue the Recovery Management Checkup program, $2 million to maintain peer recovery services in residential treatment agencies, and $1.05 million to extend the Maternal Wraparound Program, which supports pregnant women and new mothers with substance use disorders.
Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, who chairs the state’s Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council, said the investment will bring “life-saving support” to families across New Jersey. “These programs are vital for helping people build stability and sustain long-term recovery,” she said.
The Advisory Council, created by Murphy in 2022, issued its five-year strategic plan in June outlining four investment priorities: housing, harm reduction, treatment, and wraparound services. New Jersey, along with its counties and municipalities, is expected to receive more than $1 billion in opioid settlement funds over the next two decades.
The latest allocation builds on more than $120 million in opioid settlement spending announced last year.
Anyone struggling with substance use can call 1-844-ReachNJ, a 24/7 confidential helpline for treatment and recovery resources.
