drug policy

Asbury Park

Help Not Handcuffs Cohosts Crimes Against Humanity Public UN Event On Thursday

Panel Calls For ICC Intervention in Philippine Mass Murders

By Michelle Gladden


Asbury Park based Help Not Handcuffs has joined close to 25 organizations in a fight to end the killings being done under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s reign. Elected to office in May 2016, Duterte pledged to kill those involved in drug and criminal activity. Human rights organizations documented alleged death squad killings drug users, petty […]

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Dec 04, 2017
Asbury Park

Thompson to council: Support use of anti-overdose drug

If successful, first responders would carry overdose antidote

By Jill Bartlett


In recognition of the recent rise in heroin abuse in Monmouth County, a city resident is leading an effort to put an overdoes antidote in the hands of first responders in Asbury Park. Randy Thompson [shown at right] sought the help of city policymakers at council meetings in January and February, explaining the benefits of […]

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Feb 14, 2014