In the News
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cnn.com: Stopping the opioid crisis in the womb
Posted 5/5/2017
Knoxville, Tennessee (CNN)The sound of a heartbeat pulsates through the air, and a grainy image of a baby flashes on screen. Jessica Hill smiles from her chair in the ultrasound room. Gathered around are her doctor, nurse and best friend. They are all eager, anxious, excited -- and worried about the health of the baby. In that way, this ultrasound is like most.
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mycentraljersey.com: Five Middlesex County finalists recognized in drug prevention contest
Posted 5/4/2017
SAYREVILLE - Fourth-grade students from schools in Carteret, Perth Amboy and Woodbridge were named award winners in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Folder Contest held Wednesday at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville.
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Governor Christie Unveils More ReachNJ Stories of Brave Residents in Recovery
Posted 5/4/2017
New Videos Now Available Online Show Addiction Recovery Is Possible
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Student Finalists in Statewide Drug Prevention Folder Artwork Contest Recognized at Award Ceremony
Posted 5/3/2017
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — More than 6,000 fourth grade students from across New Jersey participated in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Fourth Grade Folder contest, but just 30 earned their way to the award ceremony held May 3rd at the Middlesex County Fire Academy.
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buzzfeed.com: The Opioid Epidemic Is Actually Two Epidemics
Posted 4/29/2017
50-year-olds are dying from overdoses of prescription painkillers, while heroin is claiming more people in their 20s.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Prescription drug collection Saturday to fight drug abuse
Posted 4/27/2017
Police departments around the nation will participate in the 13th Operation Take Back on Saturday, an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft, a contributing factor in the heroin epidemic sweeping the state.
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[VIDEO] Governor Christie Lauds Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Posted 4/26/2017
TOMS RIVER — Governor Chris Christie praised the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) for its leadership in the state and country in the fight against the opioid crisis, during a press conference on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day being held Saturday, April 29.
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app.com: Christie: Drug addiction should be treated like AIDS
Posted 4/26/2017
TOMS RIVER - Less than a month after taking on a new role leading a national commission battling the opioid epidemic, Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday came to Toms River to tout one of the tools — started in New Jersey — for fighting drug abuse.
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washingtonpost.com: Teens tend to think marijuana use is no big deal, but they’re wrong.
Posted 4/21/2017
...marijuana use among teens, which had declined from the late 1990s through the mid-to-late 2000s, is on the rise again. This is a problem because, despite our culture’s increasingly casual attitudes toward pot, research suggests that marijuana use can damage the developing teen brain.
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comcastnewsmakers.com: [VIDEO] Town Hall Meetings about a Drug Free NJ with Angelo Valente
Posted 4/18/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership For a Drug-Free New Jersey, about Town Hall Meetings in NJ addressing the opioid epidemic.