In the News
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Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Honored by National Affiliate
Posted 12/12/2013
MILLBURN - The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is being honored with this year’s Alliance Achievement Award from The Partnership at Drugfree.org.
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Families Challenged to Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse Across US
Posted 11/7/2013
FORT LAUDERDALE --- On November 9, 2013 the 4th Annual American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) --- a national public health initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and encourage safe disposal will be held in communities throughout the nation.
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National and State Leaders Address Solutions to NJ Rx Epidemic at Symposium
Posted 11/4/2013
HACKENSACK--- Physicians from across New Jersey gathered with national and state leaders at Hackensack University Medical Center October 30, 2013 to discuss solutions to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm Symposium.
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njspotlight.com: Doctors Hearof Horrors of Epidemic of Prescription Drug Addiction
Posted 10/31/2013
Assistant state medical examiner reports more than 700 deaths yearly due to misuse of medicines
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NJ.com: Rx Drug Disposal Event
Posted 10/29/2013
The Safe Communities Coalition of Hunterdon and Somerset County is urging residents to take the American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) on Saturday, Nov. 9.
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NYTimes.com: F.D.A. Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making
Posted 10/28/2013
The story behind the F.D.A.’s turnaround on the pain pills, last Thursday, involved a rare victory by lawmakers from states hard hit by prescription drug abuse over well-financed lobbyists for business and patient groups, one that came during a continuing public health crisis.
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NYTimes.com: F.D.A. Seeks Tighter Control on Prescriptions for Class of Painkillers
Posted 10/24/2013
The Food and Drug Administration has recommended tighter controls on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used narcotic painkillers.
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National and State Leaders to Discuss Solution to Rx Epidemic at HUMC
Posted 10/22/2013
HACKENSACK--- Physicians from across New Jersey will gather with national and state leaders at Hackensack University Medical Center to discuss solutions to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm Symposium.
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Brielle Students Win Statewide Middle School PSA Scriptwriting Contest
Posted 10/22/2013
(BRIELLE)- Emily Brzozowski, Audrey Mannion, and Caroline Savage, 8th grade students at Brielle Elementary School, were selected as statewide winners in PDFNJ’s Annual Middle School PSA Announcement Challenge. They students competed against over 500 of their peers from every part of NJ to create the most creative and powerful substance abuse prevention television commercial script.
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NJ.com: The deadly hold of prescription drug abuse: Opinion
Posted 10/11/2013
One in six American teenagers have used a Rx drug to get high. Over the period of a month, roughly 7 million Americans use Rx drugs for nonmedical reasons. Drugs are now the No. 1 accidental killer in the United States, with the vast majority of deaths caused by Rx drugs. There is now one death every 24 minutes.