Three-quarters of New Jerseyans Familiar With Proper Guidelines to Store and Dispose of Medications, Opioids and Edibles
Forty-two percent of residents polled in December say they are very familiar with the proper guidelines to store and dispose of any form of medication, opioids and/or edibles in a household, 32 percent are somewhat familiar and 23 percent aren’t familiar; 2 percent are unsure.
- Forty-two percent of residents polled in December say they are very familiar with the proper guidelines to store and dispose of any form of medication, opioids and/or edibles in a household, 32 percent are somewhat familiar and 23 percent aren’t familiar; 2 percent are unsure.
- “New Jersey is now one of the states with the lowest opioid dispensing rates in the country.”
Women claim to be slightly more familiar with storage and disposal guidelines than men. - "But the persistent misuse of opioids within our communities underscores the need to continue our education and prevention efforts.
- The registered voter subsample contains 1,451 registered voters and has a margin of error of +/- 3.0 percentage points.