In the News
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Local Radio Station to Feature PDFNJ’s Substance Use Prevention Concert
Posted 5/2/2023
LAKE COMO, NJ — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey Prevention Concert will be taking center stage as 95.9 FM WRAT’s Jersey Rock Podcast Video of the Week.
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Mercer County Teen Takes Home First Place in PDFNJ’s Substance Use Prevention Music Competition
Posted 4/27/2023
MILLBURN, NJ — A Mercer County teen used his musical talent to shout down drugs by creating a unique substance use prevention song to win first place in PDFNJ’s Your Song! Your Voice! music competition.
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Former NFL Quarterback Ray Lucas Returns to Alma Mater & Shares Story of Overcoming Opioid Addiction
Posted 4/26/2023
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Hundreds of high school athletes from throughout the state received an education on the risks of prescription opioids from former NFL quarterback Ray Lucas at Rutgers University on Wednesday. The event was part of the Knock Out Opioid Abuse initiative, a program created by the PDFNJ and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, in collaboration with the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
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NJ Students Shout Down Drugs and Showcase Musical Talents in Prevention Concert
Posted 4/25/2023
MILLBURN — Twenty-seven New Jersey high school students comprising 21 solo artists and groups will perform in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 19th annual Prevention Concert being held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 on www.shoutdowndrugs.com.
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NJ High School Students Share Inspirational Music
Posted 4/4/2023
MILLBURN — Twenty-six New Jersey high school students have been selected as finalists for their original music and lyrics featuring powerful peer-to-peer messages about substance use, misuse and prevention for the 2023 Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey music competition organized by PDFNJ.
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PDFNJ & Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ Combatting Substance Use Through Parent Education
Posted 2/23/2023
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — PDFNJ and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are equipping thousands of New Jersey parents with vital information to combat substance use and misuse through the 5th Grade Parent Alert program.
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PDFNJ Warns Parents about the Dangers of Opioid Prescribing for Wisdom Tooth Removal in New PSA Campaign
Posted 1/31/2023
Opioid Prescribing for Dental Procedures, the Widespread Increase of Fentanyl Laced Drugs & Teen Stress will be Highlighted in PDFNJ’s 2023 Messages.
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PDFNJ and PSEG to Bring Vital Substance Use Prevention Messages to Third Grade Students Throughout NJ
Posted 1/17/2023
MILLBURN, NJ — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and the PSEG Foundation are collaborating once again to send a message on the importance of healthy choices to New Jersey students across the state through the annual Third Grade Healthy Life Healthy Decisions Coloring and Activity Book.
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Drugs Don’t Work in NJ to Host Webinar - "The Challenges of Addressing Marijuana & Measuring Impairment in the NJ Workplace"
Posted 12/20/2022
MILLBURN, NJ — Adult use of marijuana is now legal in NJ and employers are required to address this issue from a workplace perspective. New Jersey business leaders who are interested in maintaining a safe, healthy and drug-free workplace are invited to participate in PDFNJ’s FREE Webinar: The Challenges of Addressing Marijuana & Measuring Impairment in the New Jersey Workplace, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
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centraljersey.com: Fentanyl, seniors and pills among topics planned in 2023 learning series
Posted 12/14/2022
PDFNJ has wrapped up a successful 2022 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series and will renew its partnership with the NJ CARES to host the webinar series in 2023 along with the Opioid Education Foundation of America.