In the News
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nj.com: New potent pot making its way into N.J. suburbs, police say
Posted 1/18/2016
MENDHAM — The recent seizure of marijuana during a Mendham traffic stop highlights a growing trend toward a more powerful form of the drug, police and officials say.
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cnbc.com: America's painkiller epidemic grips the workplace
Posted 1/18/2016
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, recently referred to opioid abuse — including prescription painkillers — as "a growing epidemic that is gripping our country."
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NYTimes.com: Drug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whites
Posted 1/17/2016
Drug overdoses are driving up the death rate of young white adults in the United States to levels not seen since the end of the AIDS epidemic more than two decades ago — a turn of fortune that stands in sharp contrast to falling death rates for young blacks, a New York Times analysis of death certificates has found.
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examiner.com: NJ Teens invited to promote drug abuse prevention with original music
Posted 1/14/2016
New Jersey high school students are invited to participate in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Shout Down Drugs competition by creating and performing original substance abuse prevention music and songs. The Shout Down Drugs competition gives New Jersey teens the opportunity to promote drug use prevention using their own lyrics and music. All musical genres, from hip hop to gospel to rock and roll, as well as everything in between, can be submitted to the competition.
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knpr.org: New Painkiller Rules Postponed: CDC Mystery Or Politics?
Posted 1/13/2016
Dr. Andrew Kolodny, senior scientist at Brandeis University; current chief medical officer at Phoenix House, a drug addiction treatment center, has no doubt pharmaceutical companies who profit from American's opioid addictions are behind the delay by the CDC.
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Mi2n.com: NJ Teens Invited to Shout Down Drugs in Statewide Music and Songwriting Competition
Posted 1/12/2016
All entries must be received by February 1, 2016. Finalists will perform at the statewide Prevention Concert on May 25, 2016, at the Rutgers University Nicholas Music Center in New Brunswick. For entry forms and other information visit www.ShoutDownDrugs.com or call Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, at 973-467-2100, ext. 19.
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hudsonreporter.com: Smack surges in Hudson County
Posted 1/11/2016
Medical professionals and social workers say the surge in heroin use has been fueled by people who are already addicted to opiates and other prescription drugs transitioning to something more affordable.
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huffingtonpost.com: Heroin Is the Worst Thing to Ever Happen to Me, and I've Never Touched It
Posted 1/11/2016
I have never used heroin, but I love someone who did. Addiction has such a large ripple effect, the collateral damage is immense, and what is hit the most and the hardest by heroin's shrapnel is the family, the loved ones
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nj1015.com - Dangerous heroin pills could have ‘severe consequences,’ expert says
Posted 1/7/2016
As we begin a new year, an old and all-too familiar problem continues to haunt many individuals and families – New Jersey’s heroin epidemic.
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CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW JERSEY PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM NOW SHARING DATA WITH RHODE ISLAND, VIRGINIA, AND MINNESOTA
Posted 1/6/2016
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP), a database which contains detailed information on prescriptions for Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) and human growth hormone, is now actively sharing data with a total of five states, Governor Chris Christie announced today.