In the News
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medpagetoday.com: Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids
Posted 5/20/2017
Most don't take all they're prescribed
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Bergen County Teens Win Statewide Substance Abuse Prevention Music Competition
Posted 5/19/2017
NEW BRUNSWICK – The musical substance abuse prevention messages of 21 high school students cascaded from the stage at Rutgers University’s Nicholas Music Center on Friday, May 19, at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s 13th Annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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oceancountyprosecutor.org: OCPO HEROIN TREATMENT PROGRAM TO SEND THOSE FIGHTING ADDICTION TO REHAB GETS NEW NAME AND PD PARTICIPANT
Posted 5/19/2017
Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the “Heroin Addiction Response Program” (HARP) will now be known as “Blue Hart” (Blue Heroin Addiction Recovery & Treatment) Program. Along with the new name comes the addition of another participating Ocean County police department. After exhaustive preparations, Chief Thomas Dellane has successfully prepared the Stafford Township Police Department to join Brick Township PD and Manchester Township PD in providing critical addiction recovery help.
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drugfree.org: Three Anti-Craving Medication Options for Treating Opioid Dependence
Posted 5/19/2017
“I wish that all families would at least consider investigating medication-assisted treatment and reading about what’s out there,” says Alicia Murray, DO, Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist. “I think, unfortunately, there is still stigma about medications. But what we want people to see is that we’re actually changing the functioning of the patient.”
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Parsippany hosts 'Knockout Opioid Abuse' town hall meeting [VIDEO]
Posted 5/18/2017
The goal of the town hall is to help people understand addiction and help protect their families
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tapinto.net: Huge Crowd Attends Opioid Abuse Discussion in Morristown
Posted 5/18/2017
MORRISTOWN, NJ —The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall meeting drew a capacity crowd seeking to learn from a panel of experts and engage in a discussion about the opioid crisis. The event, sponsored the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office and the Community Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Morris, allowed Morris County residents to join the conversation surrounding the opioid epidemic.
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gmnews.com: Students participate in drug prevention contest
Posted 5/16/2017
SAYREVILLE – Fourth grade students from across the state have been recognized for helping promote drug prevention. Thirty finalists were selected from more than 7,000 students who participated in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Fourth Grade Folder Contest, which saw the students design posters with a drug prevention message. The finalists were recognized at an award ceremony held on May 3 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville.
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garfield.dailyvoice.com: Parents: 'Knock Out Opioid Abuse' Town Hall Series Comes To Bergen County
Posted 5/16/2017
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Bergen County residents are invited to attend -- and join in on -- a discussion of the heroin and prescription drug epidemic at a special Town Hall meeting on May 31 at Bergen Community College.
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Watch Alert: PDFNJ Ex. Dir, Angelo M. Valente on State of Affairs
Posted 5/15/2017
PDFNJ Ex. Dir., Angelo M. Valente appeared on State of Affairs with Steve Adubato to discuss the opioid epidemic, PDFNJ's role in the fight against addiction, and the important collaboration PDFNJ has with Horizon Foundation of New Jersey to combat this crisis.
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MEDIA ADVISORY - NJ High School Students to Perform Original Songs at 13th Annual Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert
Posted 5/15/2017
WHAT: Thirty-one high school students comprising 14 musical groups will take the stage to perform their original peer-to-peer music at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 13th Annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.