In the News
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US Attorney’s Office Announces “The Right Prescription for New Jersey”
Posted 9/24/2012
The centerpiece of the initiative is a multi-media public service campaign designed to get the message out to New Jersey parents about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and steps they can take to protect their family.
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NJ Expands “Project Medicine Drop” Program To Help Residents Safely Dispose Of Unwanted Drugs
Posted 9/21/2012
PARAMUS – New Jersey’s “Project Medicine Drop” project has added 20 new locations, giving it 27 in all with at least one in every county, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced today.
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PDFNJ Applauds Gov. Christie
Posted 8/6/2012
PDFNJ applauds Gov. Christie and the NJ legislature for their keen understanding of the complex issues of substance abuse and addiction. Through this legislation, which the Gov. spearheaded, thousands of lives will be saved, and thousands of families will have hope in this second chance provided to their children.
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Colorado: 74% of Teens in Treatment Used Medical Marijuana
Posted 6/29/2012
Three-quarters of teenage patients in substance abuse treatment programs in Denver, Colorado said they used someone else’s medical marijuana, according to a new study.
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Lacey teen wins $5,000 music contract in state competition
Posted 6/19/2012
Life has been pretty busy lately for 18-year-old Nickolas Alu. In recent weeks, he has won a $5,000 music contract in a songwriting contest, performed the prize-winning tune in Atlantic City and also graduated high school.
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Angelo Valente, Ex. Dir. of PDFNJ, Interviewed by NJTV
Posted 6/19/2012
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NJ Parents See Home as Access Point for Alcohol/Prescription/OTC Drugs by Children
Posted 6/13/2012
– New Statewide Survey results released, today, by PDFNJ found that about 8 in 10 parents feel that kids get prescription and over-the-counter drugs out of medicine cabinets, either from their own home medicine cabinet (68%) or from a friend’s medicine cabinet (11%).
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Government Study Finds More Teenagers Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes
Posted 6/8/2012
More teenagers smoke marijuana than cigarettes, according to a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Armed With Information - American Medicine Chest Challenge
Posted 6/7/2012
...I recently attended a seminar put together by PDFNJ in cooperation with GCADA and The NJ DHS that actually engaged me the entire time. I took away so much useful information and felt compelled to share it with you all.
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Bath Salts Use Increasing Across U.S.
Posted 6/5/2012
A Delaware senator praised pending legislation proposing a nationwide ban on "bath salts," a dangerous synthetic drug that's on the rise in the United States and might have led to the recent attack in Miami where a man allegedly ate off 80 percent of a homeless man's face.