In the News

  • nj.com: The 15 N.J. towns with the highest rates of heroin treatment

    Posted 8/20/2015

    New Jersey's heroin crisis is likely closer to you than you think. Much has been made of the deadly drug's crawl into suburbia, but it isn't until you take a closer look that this becomes completely clear.

  • patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj: 30 Towns With The Most Heroin Abuse; Middletown Is 16th

    Posted 8/17/2015

    For some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases in recent years. In Ocean County, the number of overdoses doubled from 2012 to 2013.

  • DEA-NJ Discusses Rx Abuse Epidemic on NJ Capital Report

    Posted 8/13/2015

    Steve Adubato interviews Carl Kotowski of the DEA-NJ

  • Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Announces Symposium for Faith-Based Community Leaders

    Posted 8/6/2015

    MORRISTOWN--- The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is announcing a free training that will be provide faith-based leaders with information and resources to help stem the tide of the opiate abuse epidemic that has engulfed our state.

  • DEA ANNOUNCES 10th NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK

    Posted 7/29/2015

    Newark, N.J. - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.

  • New Jersey Online Fishing Tournament Encourages Children to Spend Quality Time with their Families

    Posted 7/27/2015

    The summer months are filled with warmer temperatures and plenty of opportunities for families to get outdoors and spend more valuable time together. As an effort to motivate families to spend time with their children to keep them off drugs, The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is holding the first “Don’t Get Hooked on Drugs” Online New Jersey Family Fishing Tournament. The contest will be from August 21 to August 30.

  • Don’t Get Hooked on Drugs Contest Announced

    Posted 7/23/2015

    Online NJ Family Fishing Tournament--Over $600 in Cash Prizes!--August 21-August 30 **Go fishing with your family in NJ.** Every time you catch a fish, take a photo of it and enter to win.

  • New Jersey Takes Steps in Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse through Prescription Drug Monitoring

    Posted 7/20/2015

    Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, July 20, 2015, that expands the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP), an online database that tracks the prescription sale of drugs classified as controlled dangerous substances (CDS). The bill, S-1998, expands existing law by requiring that prescribers and pharmacists register for NJPMP access, and requiring that physicians consult the NJPMP.

  • 17th Annual Legal Issues of a Drug-Free Workplace Member Seminar Emphasizes the Impact of Rx Drug Abuse in an Organization

    Posted 7/15/2015

    SAYREVILLE -- New Jersey businesses and organizations had the opportunity to learn more about the significance of keeping the workplace substance abuse free, today, at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 17th Annual Legal Issues of a Drug-Free Workplace Member Seminar.

  • Heroin Overdoses Surge According to CDC and Rx Abuse to Blame

    Posted 7/9/2015

    TRENTON – Heroin overdoses are on the rise across the country, and NJ is not immune. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The report found that the strongest risk factor for heroin use is prescription opioid abuse and that the greatest increases in heroin abuse have occurred in groups with historically lower rates of heroin use, including women, people with private insurance and higher incomes.