In the News
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shoresportsnetwork.com: Former NFL Quarterback Ray Lucas Talks Football And How Opioids Almost Took Everything From His Life
Posted 3/3/2022
Former NFL football quarterback Ray Lucas talks about reaching out to student athletes through the PDFNJ and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Knock Out Opioid Abuse Initiative.
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PSEG & PDFNJ to Bring Vital Substance Use Prevention Messages to Third Grade Students in Scotch Plains & Throughout NJ
Posted 3/3/2022
Scotch Plains, NJ— The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and the PSEG Foundation are collaborating once again to send a message to New Jersey students across the state on the importance of healthy choices through the annual Third Grade Healthy Life Healthy Decisions Coloring and Activity Book. The third grade students at Brunner Elementary School in Scotch Plains received their books this week
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PDFNJ and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Deliver Parent Education to Combat Substance Use
Posted 2/24/2022
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are combatting substance use by equipping thousands of New Jersey parents with important information with the 5th Grade Parent Alert program.
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Experts to Detail Opioid Epidemic’s Effects on New Jersey Families in Upcoming Webinar
Posted 2/22/2022
MILLBURN — Experts will discuss the opioid epidemic in New Jersey and its impact on families in the next installment of the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series, presented by PDFNJ & NJ CARES, which is responsible for overseeing addiction-fighting efforts across the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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Former NFL Quarterback Ray Lucas Shares Personal Story of Opioid Addiction and Recovery with Lakewood High School Student Athletes
Posted 2/17/2022
LAKEWOOD, NJ— The Partnership for a Drug-Free (PDFNJ) and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, in collaboration with the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), kicked off their Knock Out Opioid Abuse initiative with the student athletes of Lakewood High School. The virtual event, which was held on February 15, was the first in a series of 10 to be held for high schools throughout the state in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.
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nj1015.com: Legal marijuana in NJ: Are you allowed to smoke at work during breaks?
Posted 2/14/2022
The legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in New Jersey has created confusion in the workplace. Employers have a lot of unanswered questions about legalization of marijuana and how it affects their business.
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Drugs Don’t Work in NJ to Host Webinar Discussing How to Address Marijuana in the NJ Workplace
Posted 2/8/2022
MILLBURN, NJ — The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in New Jersey and employers are required to address this issue from a workplace perspective. New Jersey business leaders who are interested in maintaining a safe, healthy and drug-free workplace are invited to participate in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) FREE Members’ Webinar: How to Address Marijuana in the Workplace scheduled for 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2022.
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PDFNJ and the CCADA Team Up to Raise Awareness of the Dangers of Opioids and Marijuana Use Among Teens
Posted 2/4/2022
VOORHEES, NJ — The Camden County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CCCADA) has teamed up with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) to share vital prevention messages in their community to help shine a light on the opioid epidemic and the dangers of marijuana use among teens.
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wrnjradio.com: "Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ launches year-long webinar series to support Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day"
Posted 2/1/2022
PDFNJ kicked off the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series with a webinar, An Hour with Sam Quinones, Author of “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic.
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PDFNJ and New Jersey Attorney General’s Office to Host 1st Webinar of 2022
Posted 1/24/2022
MILLBURN — The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will kick off in 2022 by hosting award-winning author Sam Quinones in a webinar at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 27, presented by the PDFNJ and the Office of the New Jersey Coordinator of Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (NJ CARES), which is responsible for overseeing addiction-fighting efforts across the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. The event is being held in collaboration with the Opioid Education Foundation of America.