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Medical Professionals Learn More About Safe Prescribing at Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Do No Harm Symposium
Posted 10/31/2017
SUMMIT — Several dozen doctors and other prescribers gathered at Atlantic Health’s Overlook Medical Center on Monday to become better informed on safer opioid prescribing practices at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Do No Harm Symposium.
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njtvonline.org: Christie defends president’s opioid crisis declaration
Posted 10/31/2017
Critics in the substance abuse treatment community Friday continued to find fault with Donald Trump’s approach to solving the nation’s opioid epidemic. The president declared a temporary public health emergency that included no extra federal funding. Trump promised treatment, but emphasized anti-drug education.
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mycentraljersey.com - Trump’s opioid emergency declaration: What will it do?
Posted 10/31/2017
Frank Greenagel, who has counseled addicts for years and is now also training police on the stigma of addiction, found little hope in President Donald Trump declaring the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.
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statnews.com - Trump opioid panel will recommend nationwide drug courts, tightened requirements for prescribers
Posted 10/31/2017
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid epidemic plans to encourage the federal government to establish drug courts in every federal judicial district, adjust reimbursement rates for addiction treatment, and streamline federal funding used by state and local governments to implement drug treatment and prevention programs, according to a draft of the panel’s final report.
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Community joins together to 'Knock Out' opioid epidemic
Posted 10/30/2017
MOUNT LAUREL — As the sun went down Thursday, dozens of lights at Rowan College at Burlington County flickered in the cool night air, many in memory of a loved one lost to addiction. John Power, of Lumberton, lit his candle for his son who died last year in Florida when he went there to get treatment. Power said when his son left, he said, “Dad, this time I have to do it on my own.”
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njtvonline.org: HEALTH Are doctors changing their prescribing habits? [VIDEO]
Posted 10/30/2017
Medical professionals from New York and New Jersey were taking notes at a “Do No Harm” symposium and staring at the staggering statistics for overdose deaths in just the first half of 2016 compared to all of 2015.
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Burlington County Examines Impact, Solutions to Opioid Epidemic at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 10/27/2017
MOUNT LAUREL — Burlington County residents arrived at Rowan College at Burlington County on Thursday determined to make their voices heard in a discussion on the opioid epidemic crippling the state at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall.
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Bergen County Volunteers and PDFNJ Continue to Spread Life-Saving Message at ‘Friday Night Lights Out to Knock Out Opioid Abuse’
Posted 10/27/2017
Volunteers in Bergen County, with the help of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and New Jersey Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, helped to spread the word about the dangers of prescription opioids and their link to heroin abuse at football games at Don Bosco Prep and Mahwah High School on Friday night.
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cinnaminsonsun.com: Burlington County talks impact and solutions to opioid abuse at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 10/27/2017
Burlington County residents and other officials gathered at Rowan College at Burlington County in Mt. Laurel last week as part of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s latest stop in the statewide “Knock Out Opioid Abuse” town hall series.
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New Jersey Families Challenged to Tackle Prescription Drug Misuse
Posted 10/25/2017
Free, Safe Medicine Disposal Locations Available Throughout the State