In the News
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NJ.com - Toms River police report 3 heroin OD’s in 12 hours
Posted 5/22/2014
TOMS RIVER — Three people overdosed on heroin over a 12-hour period from Wednesday night into this morning, local police said.
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Essex County Teen Places Second in Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Statewide Drug Prevention Music Competition
Posted 5/22/2014
Patrick “PJ” Walshe, Jr. of Verona, Essex County, a student at St Peter’s Prep High School, Jersey City, is the statewide second place winner of the 10th Annual Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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Sussex County Teen Places Third in Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Statewide Drug Prevention Music Competition
Posted 5/22/2014
Luke Leifken, of Andover, Sussex County, a senior at Newton High School, Newton, is the statewide third place winner of the 10th Annual Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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2014 NJ Shout Down Drugs Winner Crowned
Posted 5/21/2014
NEWARK — NJ has a new set of ambassadors to Shout Down Drugs. Michael Mastellone, Derek Ritschel, Bradley Ritschel, and Matt Korzen, students at Whippany Park High School, known as The Whiptones, are the statewide champions of the 10th Annual PDFNJ's Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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NYTimes.com - Heroin’s New Hometown
Posted 5/4/2014
On Staten Island, Rising Tide of Heroin Takes Hold
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APP.com - Cluster of overdoses plagues the Seasides
Posted 4/27/2014
For a place more recently accustomed to regularly counting its dead from heroin overdoses, Ocean County is now keeping track of the living. The antidote Narcan, a heralded nasal spray that reverses the life-threatening effects of an opiate overdose, is now in the hands of nearly half the police departments in Ocean County. The drug is credited with saving the lives of six people who overdosed on heroin or opioid-based prescription drugs this month.
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NJ.com - Christie: Not even 'casual' marijuana use is OK
Posted 4/22/2014
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie stressed once again Monday night that he will never support the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey — especially after a recent study about the detrimental effects of casual pot use.
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APP.com- ANGELINI: Don't ignore fact marijuana is addictive, destructive drug
Posted 4/16/2014
Imagine for a minute a world in which marijuana is available in a vending machine or corner grocery store near you — like any other snack machine — pot-infused lollipops, gummy candies, baked goods and beverages available at the push of a button.
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Steven J. & Elaine Pozycki Honored at PDFNJ's 2014 Angel of Hope Gala
Posted 4/14/2014
Steven J. and Elaine Pozycki were recently honored at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Angel of Hope Gala, for which they served as co-chairs. The Pozycki’s of SJP Properties, are also on the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Board of Trustees.
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Newser.com - Alarming Find: Opioid Use During Pregnancy on Rise
Posted 4/14/2014
(NEWSER) – The risks of taking opioid painkillers during pregnancy aren't fully understood but that hasn't stopped doctors prescribing them for large numbers of pregnant women, an alarming new study in Obstetrics and Gynecology finds. Some 23% of Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women were prescribed opioids like codeine and hydrocodone in 2007, up from 18.5% in 2000, researchers say.