In the News
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GMNews.com: Medical community seeks ways to battle addiction
Posted 10/7/2014
Medical professionals and law enforcement officials acknowledged a correlation between an increase in the prescription of opioid painkillers and the upward trends in statewide heroin use and addiction at the “Do No Harm” symposium at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
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WorkForce.com: Painkiller Addiction: An ‘Equal Opportunity Destroyer’
Posted 10/3/2014
Opioid painkiller addiction rates in the U.S. have risen to epidemic proportions since their widespread adoption two decades ago.
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NYTimes.com: More Older Adults Are Struggling With Substance Abuse
Posted 10/3/2014
An estimated 2.5 million older adults in the United States meet the criteria for alcohol abuse, and this number is expected to reach 5.7 million by 2020, according to a report in The Health & Social Work journal. In 2008, 231,200 people over 50 sought treatment for substance abuse, up from 102,700 in 1992, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a federal agency.
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NJ.com: Statewide effort against drug abuse arrives in Middlesex County
Posted 10/2/2014
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Physicians have to be the first line of defense in stemming the epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse sweeping New Jersey and the nation. That was the message given Wednesday by speakers at a symposium at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, the fifth one sponsored statewide this year by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
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National and State Leaders Gather at RWJ Hospital to Develop Solutions to NJ Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Posted 10/1/2014
NEW BRUNSWICK-- With New Jersey in the grips of an opioid abuse epidemic, physicians from across the state gathered at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm Symposium today, to discuss and develop solutions to stem this public health crisis.
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Reuters.com: In Pennsylvania, heroin easier to get than wine, cheaper than beer: report
Posted 9/30/2014
(Reuters) - Young people in rural Pennsylvania can buy heroin more easily than a bottle of wine and getting high with the opiate can be cheaper than buying a six pack of beer, according to an investigative report released on Tuesday.
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NJ.com: Synthetic marijuana makes resurgence in Mercer County after N.J. ban
Posted 9/27/2014
MERCER COUNTY -- Although synthetic marijuana has been outlawed in New Jersey, Mercer County has seen a recent resurgence of the products in the hands of teens and young adults, according to local officials.
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DailyRecord.com: Pharmacies, police accepting unwanted prescriptions today
Posted 9/27/2014
...law enforcement agencies and pharmacies across the county are participating in Operation Take Back New Jersey, a DEA-sponsored initiative in which households between the hours of 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Saturday, Sept. 27, can dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medications in a very anonymous manner. Syringes and other sharp instruments will not be accepted.
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NJ.com: Symposium on opiate addiction planned for Wednesday in New Brunswick
Posted 9/26/2014
NEW BRUNSWICK —The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will host a symposium Wednesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on combating opiate addiction.
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Wayne Cabot Interviews Angelo M. Valente on WCBS 880 AM
Posted 9/24/2014
Angelo M. Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, appeared with WCBS Afternoon Round-Up host, Wayne Cabot. Valente spoke about the heroin epidemic and the importance of early intervention.