In the News
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PDFNJ Claims Three First-Place Trophies at NJ Ad Club Jersey Awards
Posted 6/10/2019
MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) received six awards, including three first-place awards, at the NJ Ad Club’s 51st Annual Jersey Awards on June 5.
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Knock Out Opioid Abuse Initiative Launches New Online Course for Prescribers
Posted 6/4/2019
MILLBURN — In response to the opioid epidemic ravaging New Jersey, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) have turned their focus toward educating prescribers on safe and responsible prescribing.
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NJ AG Grewal Announces Lawsuit Against Sackler Family at PDFNJ Statewide Law Enforcement Opioid Conference
Posted 5/30/2019
ATLANTIC CITY --- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced his office has filed a lawsuit against eight members of the Sackler family, founders of Purdue Pharma, at an opioid conference hosted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey on Thursday.
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PDFNJ Executive Director Named to NJBIZ’s 2019 Health Care Power 50
Posted 5/14/2019
MILLBURN — Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Executive Director Angelo Valente earned recognition as one of the top figures in the health care field this week after NJBIZ selected him for its 2019 Health Care Power 50 list.
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Bergen and Hudson County Students Win PDFNJ Statewide Fourth Grade Folder Contest
Posted 5/13/2019
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — More than 3,000 fourth grade students from across New Jersey showed off their artistic skill as part of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest this year, but only 32 earned recognition at the program award ceremony Tuesday at Jenkinson’s Boardwalk.
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Morris County Teen Wins Statewide Substance Use Prevention Music Competition
Posted 5/10/2019
NEW BRUNSWICK — Students from across New Jersey united Friday night to deliver strong musical messages promoting substance use prevention at the 15th Annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert held at the Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theatre on the campus of Rutgers University.
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Galloway Residents Seek Solutions to Opioid Epidemic at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 5/8/2019
GALLOWAY — Local leaders and experts on the statewide opioid crisis addressed the impact of the epidemic on the local community before a capacity crowd Tuesday night at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.
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northjersey.com - Legal weed: Teens’ ‘Weed Ain’t Right’ rap song gets them to state music finals
Posted 5/6/2019
The governor wants to legalize marijuana, but three Paterson teenagers have a different view on the issue.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Egg Harbor Township teen creates original drug prevention song
Posted 4/29/2019
An Egg Harbor Township High School student will perform his original song, “Wasting Time,” next month as part of a statewide drug prevention music competition. Junior Jermaine Bethea was selected as the Atlantic County finalist for the 15th annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs high school music competition, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
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patch.com/new-jersey: Howell Teen A Finalist In Shout Down Drugs Competition
Posted 4/29/2019
You can vote for the song by Stephen Sayegh, a sophomore at Howell High School, as part of the competition. See him perform it May 10