In the News
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www.dailyrecord.com - Clergy become first responders in drug war
Posted 9/21/2015
MORRISTOWN For decades, churches have allowed Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous groups to meet in their basements, but that’s not enough anymore, the Rev. Sidney Williams told some 60 clergy people from across the state who gathered Wednesday in the pews of his Bethel AME Church.
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www.njherald.com - Exhibit at SCCC gives perspective on heroin addiction
Posted 9/20/2015
The exhibit, on display at the college through the first week in October, began as a statewide art contest where artists were tasked to express through art what heroin addiction and use means to them.
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www.menendez.senate.gov - Menendez Holds Strategy Session on NJ, National Opioid Epidemic
Posted 9/18/2015
PATERSON, NJ – With heroin-related deaths increasing by 286% since 2002 according to the CDC, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today met with law enforcement, healthcare and rehabilitation experts to discuss ways to address the opioid epidemic. They talked about drug treatment options and programs, access to medications and if there are ways the federal government can help.
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Lt. Governor Guadagno, Religious Leaders Gather To Address NJ’s Opiate Abuse Epidemic
Posted 9/16/2015
MORRISTOWN – Turning to a faith leader to help address substance abuse addiction in a loved one is often the first step for a family. The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) coordinated a free training to provide resources and information to those Faith Based leaders.
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nj1015.com: Keeping national tabs on your prescriptions
Posted 9/10/2015
Not every state has a Prescription Monitoring Program like New Jersey’s that doctors, pharmacists or a qualified health care worker must check before doling out medications. Right now it wouldn’t matter if all 50 states had such database because they are not interoperable from state to state.
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nbcnewyork.com: Marijuana Supersedes Cigarette Smoking Among College Students, Study Finds
Posted 9/1/2015
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
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Free Webinar: Drugs Don’t Work in New Jersey
Posted 9/1/2015
Angelo Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey with Stephen Trimboli of Trimboli & Prusinowski, L.L.C.: Establishing a drug-free workplace environment
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abc7ny.com: STUDY FINDS PEAK MONTHS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS' 1ST DRUG USE
Posted 8/31/2015
CHICAGO -- Parents worried that their college-bound children might succumb to the temptations of campus life may want to take note of a new analysis that found that students tend to experiment with specific types of drugs for the first time during certain times of year.
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nbcnews.com: Have the 'Booze Talk' By Age 9, Pediatricians' Group Advises
Posted 8/31/2015
Parents and doctors need to take the lead in talking to kids about drinking, and they need to do it before children try their first sip, the main pediatricians' group says.
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PDFNJ Ex. Dir. Angelo M. Valente Interviewed About "Don't Get Hooked on Drugs" Fishing Tournament
Posted 8/21/2015
PDFNJ's Ex. Director is interviewed by WRNJ's radio host Mike Galley about 'Don't Get Hooked on Drugs", an online and social media initiative to fight drug abuse by encouraging parents to spend time with their children.