AdvertisementNo Joke: N.J. Hospital Uses Laughing Gas To Cut Down On Opioid UseApril 01, 2016Hansi Lo WangfacebookEmailLast month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for physicians to consider alternatives to opioids first when treating pain. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J., is one hospital implementing an opiod-alternative program. (NPR)