In the News
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Senator Menendez Joins with Law Enforcement, Prevention Advocates, and Families to Announce Senate Passage of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act
Posted 8/1/2023
TOTOWA, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined with the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Police Benevolent Association, the Partnership for a Drug Free NJ, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis to highlight legislation he co-sponsored, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, that passed the Senate last week as part the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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[VIDEO] Senator Menendez Joins with Law Enforcement, Prevention Advocates, and Families to Announce Senate Passage of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act
Posted 8/1/2023
TOTOWA, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined with the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Police Benevolent Association, the Partnership for a Drug Free NJ, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis to highlight legislation he co-sponsored, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, that passed the Senate last week as part the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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PDFNJ and PSEG Foundation Bring Substance Use Prevention Efforts to the Classroom
Posted 6/6/2023
PATERSON — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and the PSEG Foundation have collaborated to send a message to 35,000 young New Jersey students across the state on the importance of healthy choices through the annual Third Grade Life Choices Coloring and Activity Book.
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njbiz.com - Report: In terms of senior health, NJ residents bring up the middle
Posted 6/5/2023
The senior population may not have been in the spotlight when it comes to drug overdoses and substance use or misuse, but we realize no one is immune when it comes to opioids
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Local Radio Station to Feature PDFNJ’s Substance Use Prevention Concert
Posted 5/2/2023
LAKE COMO, NJ — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey Prevention Concert will be taking center stage as 95.9 FM WRAT’s Jersey Rock Podcast Video of the Week.
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Mercer County Teen Takes Home First Place in PDFNJ’s Substance Use Prevention Music Competition
Posted 4/27/2023
MILLBURN, NJ — A Mercer County teen used his musical talent to shout down drugs by creating a unique substance use prevention song to win first place in PDFNJ’s Your Song! Your Voice! music competition.
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Former NFL Quarterback Ray Lucas Returns to Alma Mater & Shares Story of Overcoming Opioid Addiction
Posted 4/26/2023
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Hundreds of high school athletes from throughout the state received an education on the risks of prescription opioids from former NFL quarterback Ray Lucas at Rutgers University on Wednesday. The event was part of the Knock Out Opioid Abuse initiative, a program created by the PDFNJ and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, in collaboration with the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
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NJ Students Shout Down Drugs and Showcase Musical Talents in Prevention Concert
Posted 4/25/2023
MILLBURN — Twenty-seven New Jersey high school students comprising 21 solo artists and groups will perform in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 19th annual Prevention Concert being held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 on www.shoutdowndrugs.com.
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NJ High School Students Share Inspirational Music
Posted 4/4/2023
MILLBURN — Twenty-six New Jersey high school students have been selected as finalists for their original music and lyrics featuring powerful peer-to-peer messages about substance use, misuse and prevention for the 2023 Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey music competition organized by PDFNJ.
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PDFNJ & Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ Combatting Substance Use Through Parent Education
Posted 2/23/2023
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — PDFNJ and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are equipping thousands of New Jersey parents with vital information to combat substance use and misuse through the 5th Grade Parent Alert program.