In the News
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nbcnewyork.com: Marijuana Supersedes Cigarette Smoking Among College Students, Study Finds
Posted 9/1/2015
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
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Free Webinar: Drugs Don’t Work in New Jersey
Posted 9/1/2015
Angelo Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey with Stephen Trimboli of Trimboli & Prusinowski, L.L.C.: Establishing a drug-free workplace environment
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abc7ny.com: STUDY FINDS PEAK MONTHS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS' 1ST DRUG USE
Posted 8/31/2015
CHICAGO -- Parents worried that their college-bound children might succumb to the temptations of campus life may want to take note of a new analysis that found that students tend to experiment with specific types of drugs for the first time during certain times of year.
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nbcnews.com: Have the 'Booze Talk' By Age 9, Pediatricians' Group Advises
Posted 8/31/2015
Parents and doctors need to take the lead in talking to kids about drinking, and they need to do it before children try their first sip, the main pediatricians' group says.
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PDFNJ Ex. Dir. Angelo M. Valente Interviewed About "Don't Get Hooked on Drugs" Fishing Tournament
Posted 8/21/2015
PDFNJ's Ex. Director is interviewed by WRNJ's radio host Mike Galley about 'Don't Get Hooked on Drugs", an online and social media initiative to fight drug abuse by encouraging parents to spend time with their children.
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nj.com: The 15 N.J. towns with the highest rates of heroin treatment
Posted 8/20/2015
New Jersey's heroin crisis is likely closer to you than you think. Much has been made of the deadly drug's crawl into suburbia, but it isn't until you take a closer look that this becomes completely clear.
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patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj: 30 Towns With The Most Heroin Abuse; Middletown Is 16th
Posted 8/17/2015
For some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases in recent years. In Ocean County, the number of overdoses doubled from 2012 to 2013.
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DEA-NJ Discusses Rx Abuse Epidemic on NJ Capital Report
Posted 8/13/2015
Steve Adubato interviews Carl Kotowski of the DEA-NJ
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Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Announces Symposium for Faith-Based Community Leaders
Posted 8/6/2015
MORRISTOWN--- The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is announcing a free training that will be provide faith-based leaders with information and resources to help stem the tide of the opiate abuse epidemic that has engulfed our state.
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DEA ANNOUNCES 10th NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK
Posted 7/29/2015
Newark, N.J. - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.