In the News
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NJ Div. of Consumer Affairs to Crack Down on Rx Drug Crimes
Posted 1/30/2012
New Jersey's new attorney general is reorganizing the enforcement arm of the state's Division of Consumer Affairs to crack down on crimes involving prescription drugs.
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NJ.com - PDFNJ Releases Report on NJ Businesses
Posted 1/28/2012
Maintaining a drug free workplace policy enables NJ businesses to be more productive and more successful, according to a new study released today by the PDFNJ. The survey was conducted by FDU’s PublicMind Poll of 300 New Jersey businesses, in December 2011.
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NJ 101.5 - Most NJ Companies Go Drug-Free
Posted 1/27/2012
According to a new study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, maintaining a drug-free workplace policy enables New Jersey businesses to be more productive and more successful.
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Smashburger to Partner With PDFNJ!
Posted 1/26/2012
Be a guest at Smashburger's "sneak peek" at 386 Route 10 West, East Hanover, NJ. Contact SmashburgerEastHanover@gmail.com and address your request to ALYSSA. You will be helping a great cause!
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NJ Businesses with Drug Free Work Place Policies More Productive and Successful
Posted 1/23/2012
Maintaining a drug free workplace policy enables NJ businesses to be more productive and more successful, according to a new study released today by PDFNJ. The survey was conducted by FDU’s PublicMind Poll of 300 New Jersey businesses, in December 2011.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Results in One Death Every 19 Minutes in U.S.
Posted 1/17/2012
One person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug abuse in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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NJ.com - N.J. monitoring plan to stem prescription drug abuse a good move
Posted 1/17/2012
Prescription drug addiction has left a trail of destruction in families and communities that runs wide and deep.
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An 'Intervention' in Newark
Posted 12/13/2011
One man had his first drink at age 8 and had graduated to heroin before he started high school. Another man, once a successful attorney, popped up to 20 Percocet tablets a day.
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NJPN's ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Strategic Moves: Advancing the Field of Addiction
Posted 12/13/2011
If you haven't registered yet for NJPN's ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Strategic Moves: Advancing the Field of Addiction, you only have a few more weeks to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate of $85 which ends on December 30th. (See website for details)
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CDC - Many young children overdosing from medicines at home
Posted 12/13/2011
Each year, one of every 150 two–year–olds visits an emergency department in the United States for an unintentional medication overdose, most often after finding and eating or drinking medicines without adult supervision.