MAY 4, 2016

Gov. Christie Addresses PDMP Alliances at Englewood Hospital

 
Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) held a press conference on prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, in Bergen County. He spoke poignantly about the story of 19-year-old Amanda Potachup, a prescription painkiller–turned heroin addict, and what the new expanded “Interstate Hub” PDMP might have done for her. He then discussed in detail the network of connected state PDMPs that includes Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, Rhode