In the News
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Colorado: 74% of Teens in Treatment Used Medical Marijuana
Posted 6/29/2012
Three-quarters of teenage patients in substance abuse treatment programs in Denver, Colorado said they used someone else’s medical marijuana, according to a new study.
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Lacey teen wins $5,000 music contract in state competition
Posted 6/19/2012
Life has been pretty busy lately for 18-year-old Nickolas Alu. In recent weeks, he has won a $5,000 music contract in a songwriting contest, performed the prize-winning tune in Atlantic City and also graduated high school.
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Angelo Valente, Ex. Dir. of PDFNJ, Interviewed by NJTV
Posted 6/19/2012
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NJ Parents See Home as Access Point for Alcohol/Prescription/OTC Drugs by Children
Posted 6/13/2012
– New Statewide Survey results released, today, by PDFNJ found that about 8 in 10 parents feel that kids get prescription and over-the-counter drugs out of medicine cabinets, either from their own home medicine cabinet (68%) or from a friend’s medicine cabinet (11%).
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Government Study Finds More Teenagers Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes
Posted 6/8/2012
More teenagers smoke marijuana than cigarettes, according to a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Armed With Information - American Medicine Chest Challenge
Posted 6/7/2012
...I recently attended a seminar put together by PDFNJ in cooperation with GCADA and The NJ DHS that actually engaged me the entire time. I took away so much useful information and felt compelled to share it with you all.
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Bath Salts Use Increasing Across U.S.
Posted 6/5/2012
A Delaware senator praised pending legislation proposing a nationwide ban on "bath salts," a dangerous synthetic drug that's on the rise in the United States and might have led to the recent attack in Miami where a man allegedly ate off 80 percent of a homeless man's face.
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Bayonne pharmacy tech. arrested for stealing Rx pills
Posted 6/4/2012
A 21-year-old Bayonne man who was working as a pharmacy technician at a local drug store has admitted stealing prescription drugs from the store, selling the pills and using the money to buy pot, police officials said.
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City of Trenton Amends Ordinance to Prohibit Underage Drinking on Private Property
Posted 5/25/2012
City of Trenton amends local ordinance prohibiting minors from consuming alcohol on private property.
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NJSDD 2012: Nick Alu Wins First Place
Posted 5/25/2012
Nick Alu won the 2012 NJ Shout Down Drugs Music Competition at a concert in Newark at the NJ Performing Arts Center.