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1. N.J. Senate votes to allow pharmacies to provide illegal drug users syringes without a prescription
(N.J./State)

New Jersey pharmacies would be allowed to sell hypodermic syringes and needles without a prescription under legislation approved 28 to 12 by the state Senate Thursday. The bill would permit licensed pharmacies ...

2. Roxbury police discover drugs and gun during traffic stop
(N.J./State)

... in possession of drugs, but also a handgun. Zarro told The Daily Record that Thompson, who was sitting in the front seat of the vehicle, had syringes in her purse, which was under the seat, in addition ...

3. Joshua Soldano and Brian Leaman arrested in West Caldwell drug bust
(N.J./State)

... trainer at a local fitness center. It is alleged that during the course of the investigation, Soldano distributed steroids and hypodermic syringes to an undercover detective from the VIPER Unit. When ...

4. N.J. medical volunteers heading to Uganda to treat orphans
(World/International)

... as bandages, sutures, syringes, wound cleansers, crutches, glucometers, antibiotics, antiepileptic drugs, stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs. They will then begin a rigorous clinical examination ...

5. Beach washups
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... that by in large the actual waste is all sorts of plastic floatable material. Syringes account for an extremely small percentage of the total trash that washes up. It is thought that many of the syringes ...

6. Long Beach Island trash wash-up gets Trenton on the move
(N.J./State)

...  Virginia Lofton of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection told reporters several syringes were among the trash. She said the debris appeared to come from household trash and may have been ...

7. New Jersey taking a bite out of phony ‘dentists'
(Health/Healthquest)

... was arrested by the Garfield Police Department on March 18, 2009 and also charged with obtaining prescription drugs without a prescription and possession of hypodermic syringes. Carlos L. Ferreira was ...

8. Legislators aim to toughen penalties for illegal ocean dumping
(N.J./State)

... after several South Jersey beaches were forced to close around Labor Day weekend after illegally dumped medical waste washed ashore. As many as 225 syringes and other medical waste were found in Avalon ...

9. Ramirez suspension a victory for Yankees in Bosox rivalry
(Sports/Professional)

... it's quickly become a battle of attrition by public relations. If Sox fans bring fake syringes into Fenway to mock Rodriguez, Yankees fans can reply with syringes of their own to illuminate the loud ...