{"id":2498827,"date":"2025-10-14T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mikie-sherrill-launches-opioid-jack-website-to-taunt-ciattarelli\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:32:47","slug":"mikie-sherrill-launches-opioid-jack-website-to-taunt-ciattarelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mikie-sherrill-launches-opioid-jack-website-to-taunt-ciattarelli\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikie Sherrill launches &#8216;Opioid Jack&#8217; website to taunt Ciattarelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmikie-sherrill-launches-opioid-jack-website-to-taunt-ciattarelli%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2498827&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. mikie Sherrill, a Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, has launched a website called &#8220;Opioid Jack&#8221; to criticize her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, over his alleged ties to the opioid industry. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-public-school-books-contain-images-too-pornographic-for-tv\/\" title=\"Virginia Public School Books Contain Images Too Pornographic for TV\">recent gubernatorial debate<\/a>, Sherrill accused Ciattarelli&#8217;s medical publishing company, Galen Publishing, of profiting from the opioid crisis by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-pulls-black-history-month-product-after-viral-tiktok-video-calls-out-major-problems\/\" title=\"Target removes &#039;Black History Month&#039; product following viral TikTok video exposing significant issues\">producing educational materials<\/a> that downplayed the dangers of opioids, contributing to thousands of deaths in New Jersey.Ciattarelli has denied these allegations and threatened to file a defamation lawsuit against Sherrill.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the threat, Sherrill has stood firm, emphasizing her experience as a former U.S. Attorney where she fought opioid overprescription. She highlighted that Ciattarelli&#8217;s company was paid over $3 million by opioid manufacturers and helped create materials and an app promoting opioid use. Ciattarelli&#8217;s campaign insists the company aimed to educate chronic pain sufferers and has condemned sherrill&#8217;s claims as reckless and false.<\/p>\n<p>The gubernatorial race is highly competitive, with recent polls showing Sherrill and Ciattarelli in a close contest. The election is scheduled for november 4, and the opioid crisis remains a notable issue in the campaign discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mikie Sherrill launches &lsquo;Opioid Jack&rsquo; website to taunt Ciattarelli despite defamation lawsuit threats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2372862\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) has continued to slam her Republican gubernatorial opponent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-ciattarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Ciattarelli<\/a>, on his ties to the opioid industry despite Ciattarelli&rsquo;s threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3845397\/nj-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ciattarelli-plans-defamation-lawsuit-against-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bring a defamation lawsuit<\/a> against her for her claims.<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill alleged during last week&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3843495\/new-jersey-governor-debate-sherrill-ciattarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Jersey gubernatorial debate<\/a> that Ciattarelli profited from the nation&rsquo;s opioid crisis through his medical&nbsp;publishing company and was responsible for the deaths of thousands of adults and children. Ciattarelli denied Sherrill&rsquo;s claims and swiftly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3845397\/nj-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ciattarelli-plans-defamation-lawsuit-against-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened to sue her<\/a> for defamation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3848551\/new-jersey-county-ballot-design-unlawful\/\">New Jersey county ordered to fix &#8216;unlawful ballot design&#8217; that favored Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3848179\/austin-beutner-karen-bass-la-mayoral-race\/\">Beutner challenges Bass in LA mayoral race: &#8216;LA is adrift&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3847868\/tiana-lowe-doescher-predicts-decline-highest-corporate-tax-rate-gop-wins-new-jersey\/\">Tiana Lowe Doescher predicts decline of &#8216;highest corporate tax rate&#8217; if GOP wins in NJ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re trying to divert from the fact you killed tens of thousands of people by printing your misinformation, your propaganda,&rdquo; Sherrill said during the debate. <\/p>\n<p>Ciattarelli campaign spokesman Chris Russell called it a &ldquo;reckless and defamatory claim&rdquo; and told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that Sherrill&rsquo;s allegations indicate that her &ldquo;desperation is showing.&rdquo; He confirmed that the campaign would provide an update once Ciattarelli files the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of Ciattarelli&rsquo;s threatened lawsuit, Sherrill has not backed away from her comments. She stood firm on her claims tying Ciattarelli&rsquo;s publishing company, Galen Publishing, to the opioid crisis in New Jersey in a Monday press conference. Sherrill said that while she worked in the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s office in New Jersey, she was seeking to stop opioid overprescription.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jack was looking at ways to help people get access to the drugs that were killing them,&rdquo; Sherrill <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikieSherrill\/status\/1977876481498890376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during the opioid press conference alongside advocates for those affected by substance abuse. &ldquo;Jack made millions. The opioid companies made billions. And thousands of New Jerseyans were dying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill discussed printed materials and an app that Ciattarelli&rsquo;s company helped produce that had education materials related to opioids. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksnotforjersey.com\/opioidjack\">webpage<\/a> her campaign launched Monday titled &ldquo;Opioid Jack: The Ciattarelli files,&rdquo; his company was&nbsp;paid &ldquo;over $3 million by opioid companies&nbsp;to produce continuing medical education materials that&nbsp;downplayed the dangers of opioids.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Ciattarelli campaign has consistently denied Sherrill&rsquo;s allegations and has called her a &ldquo;proven liar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The truth is that Jack Ciattarelli&rsquo;s&nbsp;medical&nbsp;publishing company helped to create an online tool which allowed a small group of&nbsp;chronic pain sufferers to educate themselves on treatment options and better advocate for their own healthcare choices when meeting with their medical professionals,&rdquo; Russell said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Russell slammed Sherrill&rsquo;s rhetoric, pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2025\/10\/09\/nj-governors-race-debate-opioids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an article<\/a> from <em>New Jersey Monitor<\/em> editor <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/author\/terrencemcdonald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terrence T. McDonald<\/a>, who called Sherrill&rsquo;s claim during the debate &ldquo;wild&rdquo; and &ldquo;dangerous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Her reckless and defamatory claim that Jack &lsquo;killed tens of thousands of people, including children&rsquo; has been roundly criticized by&nbsp;members of the press, legal scholars, and&nbsp;people in both parties. If she had any decency, she would retract her slanderous comments and apologize,&rdquo; Russell said. <\/p>\n<p>Sean Higgins, the Sherrill campaign&rsquo;s communications director, encouraged voters to check out the &ldquo;Opioid Jack&rdquo; webpage in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perennial gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has run for governor three times as a &lsquo;small business owner,&rsquo; but the moment Mikie Sherrill pressed him on the truth about his business, which peddled dangerous misinformation about opioids and was paid to develop an app to coach patients to get Hydrocodone, he&rsquo;s threatening to file a desperate lawsuit to shut the conversation down,&rdquo; Higgins said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey opioid deaths started to skyrocket around 2015, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/populationhealth\/opioid\/sudors.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state data<\/a>. The numbers have stayed just under 3,000 deaths per year from 2018 through 2023, except for 2021 and 2022, when the state surpassed 3,100 opioid-related deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3848551\/new-jersey-county-ballot-design-unlawful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEW JERSEY COUNTY ORDERED TO FIX &lsquo;UNLAWFUL BALLOT DESIGN&rsquo; THAT FAVORED DEMOCRATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The race to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) has been a heated contest between the two candidates. Though most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/new-jersey-governor-election-polls-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest polls<\/a> between the two have placed Sherrill as the front-runner, a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3824471\/new-jersey-gubernatorial-race-new-poll-mikie-sherrill-jack-ciattarelli-tied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emerson College poll<\/a> at the end of September showed the two tied at 43%. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fox-news-poll-democrat-sherrill-leads-new-jersey-governors-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>-commissioned poll from Sept. 30 had Sherrill up 50% to Ciattarelli&rsquo;s 42%.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day is less than one month away in the Garden State, set for Nov. 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherrill launches &#8216;Opioid Jack&#8217; site amid lawsuit threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2498828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25280852510076-e1759950345740.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57259,45217,65213,33387],"class_list":["post-2498827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ciattarelli","tag-mikie-sherrill","tag-opioid-jack","tag-political-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25280852510076-e1759950345740.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498831,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498827\/revisions\/2498831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}