In the News
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dailyrecord.com: Heroin scourge in focus for Morris Sheriff Gannon in first 100 days
Posted 4/17/2017
On June 4, Morris County Sheriff Gannon plans to open the Hope Wing at the Morris County correctional facility in Morris Township. A jail pod, or unit, with about 50 beds will be designated for eligible inmates who want to voluntarily use their time confined to start overcoming addiction.
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comcastnewsmakers.com: [VIDEO] Shout Down Drugs Music Competition
Posted 4/17/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership For a Drug-Free New Jersey, about the Shout Down Drugs Music Competition.
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Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series Kicks Off in Atlantic County
Posted 4/11/2017
GALLOWAY — Atlantic County residents arrived at Stockton University on Monday to join the conversation on the opioid crisis facing the nation at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s first Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Atlantic County residents explore how to tackle opioid epidemic
Posted 4/10/2017
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Sandra Hannah wanted to know how people could do more to address the opioid and heroin epidemic in Atlantic County. More than 100 others in attendance at the Knock Out Opioid Abuse town hall at Stockton University on Monday wanted to know, as well.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Stockton to host opioid abuse town hall April 10
Posted 4/4/2017
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP—Drug addiction prevention advocates and experts will hold a town hall at Stockton University to discuss opioid abuse in the Atlantic County area.
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dailyrecord.com: Hope in a van coming to Morristown Green
Posted 4/3/2017
The Morris County Sheriff's Office Community Services Unit, partnering with other county-service departments, is hitting the road to help addicts get off the street and into recovery.
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njherald.com: Educational opioid seminar planned for drug prescribers
Posted 4/2/2017
NEWTON -- The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, in conjunction with the Center for Prevention and Counseling, will host a "Do No Harm" seminar this week in an effort to educate local medical professionals about the dangers of prescribing opioid pain killers and adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on how to prescribe them.
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foxnews.com: Most teens who abuse opioids 1st got them from a doctor
Posted 3/30/2017
Most American teenagers who abuse opioid drugs first received the drugs from a doctor, a new study finds.
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nbcnews.com: Ohio Limits Opioid Prescriptions to Just Seven Days
Posted 3/30/2017
The Ohio governor unveiled a plan Thursday that targets the place where experts say many opioid addictions begin — the doctor's office.
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courierpostonline.com - COMMENTARY: The next steps for NJ to curb opiate addiction
Posted 3/29/2017
New Jersey is now on the right path to combat opiate addiction. A recently adopted comprehensive law incorporates most of the major common-sense measures that Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey, addiction experts and impact families have long advocated. Taken together, these measures give New Jersey among the strongest sets, if not the strongest set, of opiate prevention laws of any state in the nation.