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Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address
Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address Fighting the battle against opioid addiction has been a top priority for Donna Andelora of Wayne since 2012, when her son Joey died of a heroin overdose at 22 years old. She founded Joey's Angels in his memory on Facebook -- and hasn't stopped fighting for him since. Andelora on Tuesday will attend Trump's State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat representing the 11th District, the Daily Record reports. Sherrill believes the growing opioid epidemic is among the most serious public health crises in New Jersey. Andelora explained the extremely addictive nat…

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