In the News
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pbs.org: Saving the babies of the opioid epidemic
Posted 10/4/2017
On bad days, five new babies are born in withdrawal from opioids at Cabell County-Huntington Hospital in southern West Virginia. In the neonatal therapeutic unit, there are zero unoccupied beds, but staff can’t turn the infants away. On one week in mid-August, the unit held 27 newborn babies in a space designed for 15.
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tapinto.net: Fair Lawn Recognizes Oct. 6 as Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day
Posted 10/4/2017
FAIR LAWN – Carol Wagner, Fair Lawn’s director of Health and Human Services, accepted a proclamation on Sept. 19, in part honoring her efforts to raise awareness of opioid abuse, and naming Oct. 6 as “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day.”
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patch.com: Livingston Township To Hold 'Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day'
Posted 10/4/2017
Livingston Police Department will be participating in the NJ Statewide single-day “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day”.
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Camden County Residents and Experts Discuss Solutions to Opioid Crisis at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 10/3/2017
CHERRY HILL — Residents of Camden County arrived en masse to join the conversation on the national opioid epidemic at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall hosted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey.
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spartaindependent.com: Knock Out Opioid Abuse this Friday
Posted 10/3/2017
Statewide event to fight epidemic
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snjtoday.com - 'Knock Out Opioid Abuse' Town Hall Series Visits Cherry Hill
Posted 10/3/2017
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is traveling the Garden State to "Knock Out Opioid Abuse" with a town hall series. On Tuesday, October 3rd, dozens of people gathered to talk about what can be done to end the opioid epidemic at the series' Camden County stop.
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bioportfolio.com: Emergency Physicians Tell the Public,''Get Rid of Your Stash'' of Unwanted Meds on November 12th
Posted 10/1/2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Emergency Physicians, a national sponsor of the American Medicine Chest Challenge, is educating the public about safe disposal of expired, unused and unwanted medications in order to reduce the likelihood of drug abuse or accidental overdose. A recent study reports that prescription drugs were involved in more than 20,000 overdose deaths in 2008, more than half of the total 36,450 overdose deaths that year.
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capemaycountyherald.com: ‘Knock Out Opioid Abuse’ Day To Be Held Oct. 6
Posted 10/1/2017
WILDWOOD -- On Fri., Oct. 6, The Cape May County Healthy Community Coalition, a community initiative of Cape Assist, will join thousands of prevention and treatment professionals, students and concerned residents to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic impacting our state on the second annual Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day.
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nj.com: 7 takeaways from a town hall on opioid abuse prevention
Posted 10/1/2017
WASHINGTON TWP. – People in recovery, recovery coaches and addiction experts gathered Wednesday for one of several town hall meeting on opioid abuse being held across the state this year.
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Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Releases 2016 Annual Report
Posted 10/1/2017