In the News
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nbcnews.com: Bill to Provide Veterans with Acupuncture Access Introduced in House
Posted 6/15/2017
A measure to expand acupuncture access to veterans was introduced last week in the House of Representatives.
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Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Claims Two First-Place Trophies at NJ Ad Club Jersey Awards
Posted 6/15/2017
MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) earned five awards, including two first prizes, at the 49th Annual NJ Ad Club Jersey Awards held Wednesday, June 7.
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njspotlight.com: GOVERNOR APPROVES LAW EXPANDING PHARMACY ACCESS TO OPIOID ANTIDOTE
Posted 6/14/2017
Gov. Chris Christie signed a law Friday that would allow pharmacies of all sizes to sell the antidote —naloxone, or Narcan — which is easy to administer as a shot or nasal spray that can quickly reverse a potentially deadly reaction to heroin or prescription drugs.
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npr.org: Why We Should Say Someone Is A 'Person With An Addiction,' Not An Addict
Posted 6/14/2017
For years, people with addiction have wondered when the media would recognize our condition as a medical problem, not a moral one — when they would stop reducing us to mere "addicts" and speak of us in the more respectful and accurate "person first" language that has become common for people with other diseases and disorders.
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healthitsecurity.com: NJ Gov. Seeks Ease in HIPAA Regulations for Opioid Fight
Posted 6/14/2017
Governor Chris Christie reportedly wants looser HIPAA regulations to help individuals in the current opioid crisis.
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NYTimes: When Opioid Addicts Find an Ally in Blue
Posted 6/12/2017
Across the country, police leaders are assigning themselves a big role in reversing a complex crisis, and not through mass arrests.
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Gov. Chris Christie Stresses Increased Prescriber Education, Destigmatizing Addiction in Do No Harm Keynote Speech on Opioid Crisis
Posted 6/12/2017
MORRISTOWN — Gov. Chris Christie highlighted the potential impact of prescribers in stemming the deadly opioid epidemic gripping the nation while addressing medical professionals at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Do No Harm symposium Monday at Morristown Medical Center.
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NYTimes.com: Seizing on Opioid Crisis, a Drug Maker Lobbies Hard for Its Product
Posted 6/11/2017
The ads have been popping up on billboards, buses, subways and in glossy magazines, with portraits of attractive men and women and a simple question in bold letters: What is Vivitrol?
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courierpostonline.com: Should Big Pharma pay for drug take-back programs?
Posted 6/10/2017
Advocates see the pharmaceutical industry — largely responsible for filling the nation's medicine cabinets — as best suited to keep leftover drugs from getting in the wrong hands.
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washingtonpost.com: Drug crisis is pushing up death rates for almost all groups of Americans
Posted 6/10/2017
The opioid epidemic that has ravaged life expectancy among economically stressed white Americans is taking a rising toll among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, driving up the overall rate of death among Americans in the prime of their lives.