In the News
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32 Students from NJ Recognized for Prevention Messages at Fourth Grade Folder Contest Ceremony
Posted 5/8/2018
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — More than 4,000 fourth grade students from across New Jersey drew their idea of a fun time as part of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest this year, but just two will have their designs appear on the folder distributed annually to thousands of fourth graders throughout the state.
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Passaic County Experts Provide Comprehensive View of the Opioid Epidemic’s Local Impact
Posted 5/4/2018
HAWTHORNE — Passaic County residents gathered Thursday night at Hawthorne Gospel Church to learn more about the nationwide opioid epidemic that has already claimed dozens of county residents in the first few months of 2018.
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tapinto.net: Hawthorne Gospel Church to Host "Knock Out Opioid Abuse" Town Hall
Posted 5/2/2018
HAWTHORNE, NJ – A panel of speakers will gather at the Hawthorne Gospel Church, found at 2000 NJ Route 208, Hawthorne, as part of an effort by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and Horizon Foundation for New Jersey to help tackle the opioid crisis which is afflicting the state. The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series is returning to Passaic County and will be held in Hawthorne on Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for registration. Registration can be found at the website Knockoutopioidabuse.drugfreenj.org
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Opioid town hall coming to Little Egg Harbor church
Posted 4/30/2018
Ocean County has been one of the state’s hardest-hit areas in the current opioid epidemic, but organizations, treatment advocates and law enforcement are working hard to change that.
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Bergen County Teen Wins Statewide Substance Use Prevention Music Competition
Posted 4/28/2018
MENDHAM — Students from across New Jersey united Friday night to deliver a stirring collection of musical substance use prevention messages at the 14th Annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert held at Daytop New Jersey by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ).
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patch.com: Bergen County Teen To Perform In NJ Drug Prevention Competition
Posted 4/26/2018
Maria Chung's "You Could Have Done Better" is a finalist in The Partnership For A Drug-Free New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Ocean County teen to perform at drug prevention competition
Posted 4/26/2018
Lilly Targett, a freshman at Southern Regional High School, will perform her original song "Don't Do It" at the concert event on Friday at the Daytop New Jersey in Mendham. The 18 finalists will compete for $10,000 in music contracts.
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capemaycountyherald.com - Target: Opioid Abuse
Posted 4/26/2018
DENNISVILLE – Pain is part of life. That wasn’t the central message at a town hall meeting entitled “Knock Out Opioid Abuse,” April 19 at the Dennis Township Senior Center, but it was part of what the panel of speakers offered when talking about how people start using opioids and how difficult it can be to stop.
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courierpostonline.com: S.J. teens describe addiction, lives turned around, through anti-drug song contest
Posted 4/25/2018
Inspired by their own life experiences, young songwriters from Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties are among the finalists in the annual "Shout Down Drugs" contest hosted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
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Experts and Residents Examine Impact, Solutions to Opioid Crisis at Hudson County Town Hall
Posted 4/24/2018
JERSEY CITY — A group of Hudson County and national experts on the opioid epidemic provided a comprehensive view of the deadly epidemic for an audience of hundreds of county residents who attended Tuesday’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall, organized by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.