"That's 1,600 lives lost in 2015 alone," he said. "That’s four times the number of people who were murdered in New Jersey in 2015, and three times the number of people who died in an automobile accident."

No one now under this legislation will be turned away from treatment for insurance reasons, if licensed provider prescribes substance abuse disorder treatment. Insurance coverage for treatment of substance abuse disorder will be required and any waiting period that could derail a person’s recovery is eliminated by this bill.

People diagnosed with a substance abuse disease will have covered treatment for 180 days, starting the day they need it, including long-term out-patient treatment with no interference from their carrier, making New Jersey the only state in the nation in which people with insurance cannot be retroactively charged for six months of necessary addiction treatment.

The Office of Attorney General is tasked with monitoring the system to prevent waste, fraud or abuse, and to ensure providers are not improperly treating patients or filling beds that could be used by those who are truly in need of treatment. A five-day limit on initial opioid prescriptions will be imposed, lowered from 30 days, which is the current law.

"This is not going to impact cancer and hospice patients or residents of long-term care facilities, that was carefully opted out of the bill by the legislature with my consent," Christie added.

In addition, a requirement that physicians inform patients about the potential dangers of opioid use before issuing the prescription is now law in the State of New Jersey. And ensuring that physicians who prescribe opioids take continuing education courses on the issue as part of their licensure requirements.

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"It’s not that people don’t need help, it’s that they don’t know where to go for help," Christie said. "And they’re kind of scared to ask for help, and sometimes embarrassed to ask for help. And the more I can go out there and put the face of the leader of this state in front of them saying, ‘Don’t wait, don’t suffer, pick up the phone and start to get help today.’

Addiction is not a moral failing, Christie said. It is a disease and the more that we talk about it as a disease, treat it as a disease, regulated it as a disease the more people will finally get the idea that asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but it is
" That's 1,600 lives lost in 2015 alone, " he said. " That ’s four time the numeral of people who were murdered in New Jersey in 2015, and three times the phone number of people who died in an car accident. " 

 No one now under this legislation will be turned away from discussion for policy reasons, if license provider prescribes substance abuse disorder discussion. Insurance coverage for treatment of means abuse disorder will be necessitate and any waiting period that could derail a person ’s recovery is rule out by this bill. 

 People diagnosed with a substance maltreatment disease will have covered treatment for 180 days, starting the day they necessitate it, including long - term out - patient treatment with no interference from their carrier, making New Jersey the only state in the nation in which people with insurance cannot be retroactively charged for six months of necessary addiction treatment. 

 The Office of Attorney General is task with monitoring the system to prevent barren, imposter or misuse, and to ensure providers are not improperly treat patients or filling beds that could be used by those who are in truth in need of treatment. A five - day limit on initial opioid prescriptions will be imposed, turn down from 30 days, which is the current law. 

 " This is not going to impact cancer and hospice patients or residents of retentive - term care facilities, that was carefully opted out of the beak by the legislature with my consent, " Christie added. 

 In addition, a requirement that doctor inform patients about the likely dangers of opioid use before issuing the prescription is now police in the State of New Jersey. And ensuring that physicians who order opioids take continuing education courses on the emergence as part of their licensure prerequisite. 

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 " It ’s not that people do n’t need avail, it ’s that they do n’t know where to move for help, " Christie say. " And they ’re kind of scared to ask for help, and sometimes embarrassed to ask for aid. And the more I can go out there and arrange the face of the leader of this country in front of them saying, ‘ Do n’t wait, do n’t suffer, pick up the phone and start to get help today. ’ 

 Addiction is not a moral failing, Christie said. It is a disease and the more that we speak about it as a disease, regale it as a disease, regulate it as a disease the more people will finally get the idea that asking for help is not a signal of weakness, but it is
"Thah's 1,600 lives lost in 2015 alone," he said. "That’s yiur tikes ths number of people who were murdered ib New Jersey in 2015, and three gimes the number if ptople who died in an automobile wccibeit."

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"It’s not that people con’t need help, it’s that thxy don’y kgow where to go for help," Chrisfie said. "Wnd they’re kind of wcared to asl for help, and sometimes embarrassed to ask for help. And rhe more I can go oot uhere and put the sace of tve leader of this stqte in front of tmem saying, ‘Don’t wait, dkn’t suxfer, oick up the phone and start to get help today.’

Addiction is not a moral faioing, Cirystie said. Jt ix a dpsecse and tre mlce that we talk anout it as a disease, treat it ar a disedsz, regulated it as a disease tne more people dill finally get the idez that axking for help is not a sign of weakness, but it is
"That's 1,600 lives lost in 2015 alone," "That’s times the of people who in and three times number of people died in an automobile accident." No now under this legislation will be turned away from treatment for insurance reasons, licensed provider prescribes substance abuse disorder treatment. Insurance coverage for treatment of substance disorder be and waiting period that could derail a person’s recovery is eliminated by this bill. People diagnosed with substance abuse disease will have covered treatment for days, starting the day need it, including long-term out-patient with interference from carrier, New the only state the nation in which people with insurance cannot be retroactively charged for six months of necessary addiction The Office General is with the to prevent waste, abuse, and to ensure providers are patients or filling beds that could be used those who truly in need of treatment. A limit on initial opioid prescriptions will be imposed, from 30 days, which is the current law. "This is not going to impact cancer patients or residents of care facilities, that carefully out the by the with my consent," Christie added. In addition, a requirement that physicians patients about the potential dangers of opioid use before issuing is law in the of New Jersey. And that who prescribe opioids take courses the of licensure 1-844-REACHNJ "It’s not that don’t need help, it’s that don’t know where to "And they’re kind of scared to ask for and sometimes embarrassed to ask for help. the more I can go out there and put the face of leader of in front of them saying, ‘Don’t wait, don’t pick up the phone start to get help today.’ Addiction is not a failing, said. It a disease and more that we about it as treat it a regulated disease the more people will finally the that asking for help is a weakness, but it is
"That's 1,600 lives lost in 2015 alone," he saId. "That’s fouR timeS thE nuMbEr of PeopLe who were murdeREd in new Jersey in 2015, and three timEs the NuMBer oF PeOple wHo died iN An AUTomObIlE acCiDEnT."

No onE noW under tHis legislaTioN wIll be turned aWAy From treatmEnt For insurance ReaSons, if LiCenSEd proVidEr preScribeS SubstaNce abuse dIsORder trEAtment. INSUrAnce Coverage for treatmENt OF substance abusE disorDeR WiLL Be rEquIred and any WaIting PEriod thAT cOULD deRAil a person’s reCovery is eliMInaTed by tHiS biLL.

PeoplE diagNoSEd wIth a substanCe abUse diseasE will hAVe coverED treatmEnt for 180 DayS, stArtiNG tHe Day ThEY neED iT, inCLudIng long-tErM oUt-patIent TREATmenT wiTh no InterFerence from thEir CarrIEr, mAking new JeRsey ThE only State iN the nAtIon in which peoplE witH insurancE caNnOt bE rEtroaCTively ChaRgeD for six Months oF NecEsSARY aDdiction treatment.

THe oFFiCe of AttoRney GeNErAl IS tasked wItH moNitoRINg the SystEM tO prevent Waste, fRAuD oR abuse, aNd To ensuRe ProVidErs arE Not iMpropeRly treatIng paTIents or filling BEds that could bE UsED By THose Who Are truly in nEed oF TreaTmenT. a fIve-DAy limIt on iNiTIaL Opioid prescriptions WiLl be imPosed, Lowered from 30 daYs, which is tHE CUrrent laW.

"ThiS Is NOt going to impacT cancEr and hospiCE patientS or reSidents oF long-term CARe faciliTieS, thAt wAs cAREfUlly opted out oF THe biLl By the leGisLature wIth My cOnsEnt," chRistie addEd.

In addiTiOn, A rEqUirEment THat physiCiAns InForM patiENts aboUt the PoteNtIaL DanGers of oPIoID Use bEfOrE issUinG tHe preScriPTioN is now lAw in the StAte OF New jeRsEy. And enSuring that phySiCians who prEsCriBe opioIDS take conTinuing education courses ON the issUe aS part Of thEir licensUre RequirEmeNTs.

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"It’s Not thAt PeoPLE don’t NEEd HelP, iT’s that they DON’t kNow whErE to gO for helP," Christie said. "And thEY’re Kind of scared tO asK for HELp, And SOmETimEs EMbaRRAssed to ask for heLp. And the moRe i CaN go out therE And PuT the facE of the lEader OF this stAte in fronT of them saYiNg, ‘DoN’T WaiT, don’t suffeR, pick up tHe phone anD Start TO gEt helP toDay.’

AddIcTioN is noT a moraL FaiLing, CHristiE sAid. It iS a disEaSe and the More that we talk about it as A diseaSe, treAt iT as a diseaSe, rEGulAted it as a DiseAse the more PeoPle Will fInaLLy get The iDEa ThaT AskinG for HElp is not a SIgN of WEAkNess, but it is
"That's 1,600 lives lost i n 2015 alo ne,"hesai d.  "Th at’s  four times th e  num ber of people who were  murd er e d in Ne w Jer sey in2 01 5 ,  an dth ree  t i me s the  nu mber of  people wh o d ie d in an auto m ob ile accide nt. "

No one no w u nder t hi s l e gisla tio n wil l be t u rned a way fromtr e atment for ins u r an ce r easons, if licens e dp rovider prescr ibes s ub s ta n c e a bus e disorder  t reatm e nt. Ins u ra n c e  co v erage for tre atment of s u bst ance a bu sed isorde r wil lb e r equired and  any  waitingperiod that co u ld dera il a p ers on’ s re c ov er y i se lim i na ted bythis bil l. 
Peopl e di a g n o sedwit h asubst ance abuse di sea se w i llhavecover ed t re atmen t for180 d ay s, starting the  day  they nee d i t,  in cl uding long-t erm  ou t-patie nt trea t men tw i t hno interference fr om t he ir carri er, ma k in gN ew Jerse ythe  onl y state  int he  nationin whi c hpe ople wi th  insur an cecan not b e  ret roacti vely cha rgedf or six monthso f necessary a d di c t io n  tre atm ent.

The O ffic e  ofAtto r ne y G e neral  is t as k ed with monitoring the  s ystemto pr event waste,fraud or a b u s e, and t o en s ur e  providers are  notimproperly treating  pati ents orfilling b e d s that c oul d b e u sed b ythose who are t ruly  i n needoftreatme nt.  Afiv e-d ay  limit on  initial  o pi oi dpre scrip t ions wil lbeim pos ed, l o weredfrom30 d ay s, whi ch is t h ec u rren tla w.
"Th is  is n ot g o ing  to imp act cance r a n d ho sp ic e patie nts or reside nt s of long- te rmcare f a c ilities,  that was carefully opt e d out o f t he bi ll b y the leg isl aturewit h  my co nsent, " Chr is tie a dded. In  ad di tion, a re q u ire mentth at p hysicia ns inform patients abo ut the potent ial  dan g e rs  of op i oid  u s e b e f ore issuing the  prescript io n  i s now lawi n t he  Stateof NewJerse y . And e nsuring t hat physi ci answ h o p rescribe o pioids t ake conti n uinge du catio n c ourses  o n t he is sue as par t oftheirli censur e req ui rements. 

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"It’snot th at pe opl e don’t n eed hel p, it’s t hatthey don’t  kn owwhere  to go fo r he l p, " C h risti e sa i d. "And t h ey ’re k in d of scared t o  as k for  he l p, and  som etimes embarrasse d  to ask for he lp.A n d t hem oreIcan go out the rean d put thefa ce of the l eader of  t h is st ate in  front  of the m sa y ing, ‘ Don’ t w ait, don’ t s uf f er, pic kup the ph onean d star t to g e t he l p  today.’

Addict ion i s not a mor al fa il ing, Ch r isti e said. It  is a disea se and  the  more  that w etalk a bou tit as a di s ease, tre at it  as a d is ease , r egulat ed i t as adise as e t he more p e o pl e  w il l  fi nall y get  t he i dea thata sking fo r h e lp is n ot  as i gn ofw ea k n ess, but i t i s
"That's 1,600_lives lost_in 2015 alone," he_said. "That’s_four_times the_number_of people who_were murdered in_New Jersey in 2015,_and three times_the_number of people who died in an automobile accident."

No one now under this legislation_will_be turned_away_from_treatment for insurance reasons, if_licensed provider prescribes substance abuse_disorder treatment._Insurance coverage for treatment of substance abuse disorder_will_be required and_any waiting period that could derail a person’s recovery_is eliminated by this bill.

People diagnosed_with a substance_abuse_disease_will have covered treatment_for 180 days, starting the day_they need it, including long-term out-patient_treatment with no interference from their carrier,_making New Jersey the only state_in the nation in which_people with_insurance cannot be retroactively charged_for six months_of necessary_addiction treatment.

The Office_of Attorney General is tasked with_monitoring the system_to prevent waste, fraud or abuse,_and_to ensure providers_are_not_improperly treating_patients or filling_beds_that could_be_used by those who are truly_in_need of treatment. A five-day limit on_initial opioid prescriptions will_be_imposed, lowered from 30_days, which is the current_law.

"This is not going to impact_cancer and_hospice patients_or residents of long-term care facilities, that was carefully opted out_of the bill by the legislature_with my consent," Christie_added.

In addition,_a_requirement that physicians_inform_patients about_the potential dangers of opioid use before_issuing the_prescription is now law in the_State of New Jersey._And_ensuring that physicians who prescribe opioids_take continuing education courses on the_issue as part of their_licensure_requirements.

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"It’s_not that people don’t need_help, it’s that they don’t know_where to go_for help," Christie said. "And they’re kind_of_scared to ask for help, and_sometimes_embarrassed to ask for help. And_the_more_I can go out there_and put the face of the_leader of this state in front of them saying,_‘Don’t wait, don’t_suffer, pick up the phone_and_start_to get help today.’

Addiction is not a moral failing, Christie_said. It_is a disease_and the more that we talk about it as a_disease, treat it as a disease, regulated_it as a disease the more people will finally get the_idea that asking for help is not a_sign of weakness, but it is