In the News
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2014 NJSDD Music Competition Underway
Posted 10/9/2013
Hey, New Jersey High School students! Is music your life? Do you know how drugs destroy lives? If you've got a positive message about staying away from drugs and alcohol, let the whole state hear your voice and enter the next New Jersey Shout Down Drugs music competition, sponsored by Comcast/NBC Universal.
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PDFNJ Ex. Dir, Angelo Valente, Appears on the Caucus: New Jersey Panel with Steve Adubato
Posted 10/7/2013
Angelo Valente appeared on the Caucus: New Jersey panel with Steve Adubato discussing Rx drug abuse and what parents can do about it. Tune in to learn about this epidemic gripping New Jersey and the rest of the country.
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DrugFree.Org: One-Fifth of High School Seniors Report Recent Binge Drinking
Posted 9/17/2013
A new study of high school seniors finds 20 percent say they have engaged in binge drinking—having five or more drinks on one occasion—in the last two weeks. Ten percent say they have had 10 or more drinks on one occasion, known as extreme binge drinking, and 5.6 percent had consumed at least 15 drinks.
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Heroin Prevention PSAs Urge Parents to Talk to their Children as Heroin Deaths Spike in NJ
Posted 9/12/2013
NEW BRUNSWICK— Talking to your kids about the dangers of heroin is the theme of a new public service campaign created by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), in collaboration with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, and the County Prosecutors in Monmouth, Ocean, and Cape May Counties.
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NJ.com: Mike 'The Situation' of 'Jersey Shore': 'Dancing with the Stars' injury led to painkiller addiction
Posted 9/10/2013
While many of his cast mates, including Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWOWW" Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, and Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, went on to post-"Jersey Shore" fame and secured spin-off series, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino was in a downward spiral.
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NJ.com: Ocean County Prosecutor to send drug-sniffing dogs into schools to search for heroin
Posted 9/9/2013
TOMS RIVER — Ocean County’s prosecutor will send drug-sniffing dogs into high schools and middle schools next month to combat the surge in heroin and prescription painkiller abuse that has rocked the region.
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NJ Research on Substance Abuse Prevention to be featured at National Prevention Conference in Oklahoma
Posted 8/27/2013
The conference provides a forum to explore the latest prevention research, application and practice to empower and promote positive outcomes in the community, state and federal environments.
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reuters.com: One in 10 Americans have taken drugs prescribed for others: pol
Posted 8/23/2013
One in 10 Americans admit taking a prescription drug they have not been prescribed, and a quarter of those people have used them just to get high, according to an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Congressman Pallone & PDFNJ Address Prescription Drug Abuse and Fraud
Posted 8/2/2013
New Brunswick, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. joined with community leaders at CVS Pharmacy in South Plainfield, New Jersey to announce his legislation, the Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity Act, to address new reports of inappropriate payments for prescriptions of controlled substances in Medicare’s Part D program.
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www.kansascity.com: Heroin: Cheap, easy to score and growing popular in the suburbs
Posted 7/31/2013
Heroin crosses all social lines, although white kids are the fastest-growing demographic using it, experts say. Heroin is most popular in the wealthier suburbs of greater Kansas City, says Lauren Moyer, the clinical director of Behavioral Health for Swope Health Services.