In the News
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NJSDD Host Bert Baron to Be Inducted into NJBA Hall of Fame
Posted 6/14/2016
Greater Media’s Bert Baron will secure the highest honor in the radio industry as he is inducted into the New Jersey Broadcasters Association (NJBA) Hall of Fame.
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White House Releases Estimated State Opioid Treatment Funding Levels Under President’s Budget Proposal
Posted 6/14/2016
The President has made clear that addressing this epidemic is a priority for his Administration. Without the resources necessary to prevent opioid use disorders and increase access to treatment and recovery services, pending legislation this year would do little to help the thousands of Americans struggling with addiction get the treatment they urgently need.
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nj.com: Physicians, drug officials speak on opiate abuse: 'Many in the medical community were duped'
Posted 6/13/2016
Physicians from across Hudson County and the state gathered at CarePoint Health's Hoboken University Medical Center yesterday to discuss what medical professionals can do to curtail this epidemic.
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futureofpersonalhealth.com: There is No Minimum Age for Addiction (Infographic)
Posted 6/13/2016
For a generation of parents whose primary knowledge of heroin may be rooted in pop culture like the film “Trainspotting,” it can be easy to dismiss opioid addiction as something that happens to other people’s children.
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National and State Leaders Gather at CarePoint to Develop Solutions to NJ Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Posted 6/10/2016
HOBOKEN-- With New Jersey in the grips of an opioid abuse epidemic, physicians from across the county and state gathered at the CarePoint Health’s Hoboken University Medical Center for the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm Symposium, today, to discuss and develop solutions to stem this public health crisis.
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PDFNJ Honored at Jersey Awards Dinner by NJ Ad Club for Before They Prescribe-You Decide Campaign
Posted 6/9/2016
Executive Director Angelo M. Valente proudly holds the 1st place award given to PDFNJ for their Before They Prescribe-You Decide Campaign at the NJ Ad Club Jersey Awards Dinner June 9, 2016.
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washingtonpost.com: I’m a stay-at-home mom. I’m an addict.
Posted 6/6/2016
Since his death, there have been countless articles speculating why a man as rich and famous as Prince would “allow” himself to become addicted to painkillers. But no one plans on becoming an addict. I know this because I, an educated stay-at-home mom, am an addict.
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dailyrecord.com: Morris County school news and notes
Posted 6/6/2016
Shepard Prep student Ricky Persaud Jr. and his song “Don’t Do It” took third place in the 12th Annual Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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nbcnews.com: How a Heroin Crisis Sparked a Police Revolution
Posted 6/5/2016
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bigstory.ap.org: 'Deaths of despair' drag life expectancy lower for whites
Posted 6/3/2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Rising drug and alcohol overdoses, suicides, and disease from chronic alcoholism — labeled "deaths of despair" by one expert — are cutting the lives of white Americans short by nearly a half a year on average.