In the News
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law.com: 2 More NJ Towns Bring Suits Against Makers of Opioids
Posted 12/18/2017
Irvington and Ridgefield are the latest towns in New Jersey to bring suits against drug companies over their alleged roles in the opioid addiction crisis.
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whyy.org: To help first responders save lives, N.J. may adjust rules on opioid antidote
Posted 12/18/2017
A measure to help combat opioid overdoses is awaiting final legislative approval in the New Jersey Senate.
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mycentraljersey.com - Rutgers poll: Opioid painkillers are in medicine cabinets across N.J.
Posted 12/18/2017
Opioid painkillers are prescribed widely in New Jersey and many families hold onto the drugs after their prescribed use, according to a new poll by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: South Jersey residents report higher rate of opioid scripts, new poll shows
Posted 12/18/2017
Opioid painkillers are more likely to be found in South Jersey medicine cabinets than in those of homes elsewhere in the state, a new poll suggests.
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mycentraljersey.com: Prescription drugs seen as hook to opioid addiction
Posted 12/14/2017
EAST BRUNSWICK - Prescription drug are often the gateway drug to addiction, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey told hundreds of residents at a panel discussion on opioid addiction Tuesday.
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Middlesex County Experts and Residents Hold Dialogue on Opioid Crisis at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 12/13/2017
EAST BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of Middlesex County residents learned from experts but also shared their concerns on the opioid epidemic ravaging the state at Tuesday’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall hosted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) at the Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School.
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Experts Discuss Many Factors of Opioid Epidemic in Union County’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 12/6/2017
UNION — Experts presented Union County residents with grave statistics but also stories of hope associated with the opioid epidemic Tuesday evening at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall held at Kean University.
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wbgo.org: Union County Forum Examines Opioid Crisis
Posted 12/6/2017
The organization Partnership for A Drug Free New Jersey is crossing the Garden State with panel discussions spotlighting the problems and possible solutions regarding the opioid crisis. WBGO’s Ang Santos reports from a forum at Kean University, where officials and medical professionals led a discussion with the community.
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This Is Jersey with Gary Gellman - Interview w/ PDFNJ Ex. Dir. Angelo M. Valente [VIDEO]
Posted 12/6/2017
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statnews.com: FDA approves Indivior’s monthly injection to treat opioid addiction
Posted 12/6/2017
A new form of a widely used opioid addiction treatment that is injected monthly instead of taken daily as a tablet was approved Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration. Experts say the eagerly anticipated new version of the drug may help patients reduce relapses, disrupt the treatment market, and possibly dispel misconceptions about the drug’s potential for abuse.