In the News
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NJ.com: Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities presents Drug Trends Conference
Posted 10/17/2014
The Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities, a program of the Family Guidance Center of Warren County, is sponsoring a special Conference on Drug Trends, in collaboration with Warren County Prosecutor Richard T. Burke. The conference, titled “The Science of Addiction: Removing the Stigma,” takes place at Centenary College Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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PDFNJ, DEA - NJ to Host Free Webinar Detailing New DEA Regulations
Posted 10/16/2014
MILLBURN - The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration - New Jersey Division will be hosting a webinar on October 22nd at 11:30am to explain The Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act.
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Fios1news.com: When Rx drugs turn into candy, NJ's health experts worry
Posted 10/11/2014
Doctors wrote 259 million prescriptions for painkillers in 2012, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that’s enough for every adult in the county to have their own bottle
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GMNews.com: Medical community seeks ways to battle addiction
Posted 10/7/2014
Medical professionals and law enforcement officials acknowledged a correlation between an increase in the prescription of opioid painkillers and the upward trends in statewide heroin use and addiction at the “Do No Harm” symposium at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
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WorkForce.com: Painkiller Addiction: An ‘Equal Opportunity Destroyer’
Posted 10/3/2014
Opioid painkiller addiction rates in the U.S. have risen to epidemic proportions since their widespread adoption two decades ago.
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NYTimes.com: More Older Adults Are Struggling With Substance Abuse
Posted 10/3/2014
An estimated 2.5 million older adults in the United States meet the criteria for alcohol abuse, and this number is expected to reach 5.7 million by 2020, according to a report in The Health & Social Work journal. In 2008, 231,200 people over 50 sought treatment for substance abuse, up from 102,700 in 1992, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a federal agency.
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NJ.com: Statewide effort against drug abuse arrives in Middlesex County
Posted 10/2/2014
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Physicians have to be the first line of defense in stemming the epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse sweeping New Jersey and the nation. That was the message given Wednesday by speakers at a symposium at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, the fifth one sponsored statewide this year by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
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National and State Leaders Gather at RWJ Hospital to Develop Solutions to NJ Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Posted 10/1/2014
NEW BRUNSWICK-- With New Jersey in the grips of an opioid abuse epidemic, physicians from across the state gathered at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm Symposium today, to discuss and develop solutions to stem this public health crisis.
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Reuters.com: In Pennsylvania, heroin easier to get than wine, cheaper than beer: report
Posted 9/30/2014
(Reuters) - Young people in rural Pennsylvania can buy heroin more easily than a bottle of wine and getting high with the opiate can be cheaper than buying a six pack of beer, according to an investigative report released on Tuesday.
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NJ.com: Synthetic marijuana makes resurgence in Mercer County after N.J. ban
Posted 9/27/2014
MERCER COUNTY -- Although synthetic marijuana has been outlawed in New Jersey, Mercer County has seen a recent resurgence of the products in the hands of teens and young adults, according to local officials.