In the News
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patch.com/new-jersey: 3 Berkeley Heights Students Finalists In Drug Prevention Contest
Posted 4/29/2019
Vote for Delayed's song "Time Slipped Away," an original substance use prevention song, to help them win $10,000 in music contracts
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Burlington County teens finalists in drug-prevention music competition
Posted 4/29/2019
Students from Burlington Township High School and Northern Burlington Regional High School will perform their songs at a concert next month.
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patersontimes.com - Paterson: 3 John F. Kennedy High School students make it to statewide anti-drugs music competition
Posted 4/23/2019
A John F. Kennedy High School trio’s anti-marijuana rap song is among the finalists in a statewide high school substance abuse prevention music competition.
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nj1015.com - NJ IS NO. 1 FOR DRUG-RELATED JUVENILE ARRESTS
Posted 4/22/2019
In the Garden State, 9.89% of juvenile arrests in 2017 were related to drugs. That's the highest rate in the country, and is at least double the rate recorded in more than 25 states. Using FBI data, Texas-based Greenhouse Treatment Center counted 3,535 drug-related juvenile arrests in New Jersey — 17.16 such arrests per 10,000 minors.
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PDFNJ Recognizes Dr. Andrew Kolodny at Angel of Hope Gala
Posted 4/12/2019
JERSEY CITY — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) honored Dr. Andrew Kolodny with the Angel of Hope Award for his efforts in the fight against the nationwide opioid epidemic at the Angel of Hope Gala, held Thursday at the Harborside Atrium.
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Robbinsville Residents Seek Solutions to Opioid Epidemic at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 4/10/2019
ROBBINSVILLE — Local experts on the opioid epidemic ravaging New Jersey stressed the need for a united effort in addressing the issue 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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Federal and State Leaders Respond to Opioid Crisis at the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Summit in Newark
Posted 4/1/2019
NEWARK — National and state leaders converged at the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Summit on the State and Federal Response to the Opioid Epidemic to address the overwhelming problem of the opioid epidemic throughout the country and New Jersey on Wednesday at the Newark Museum.
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nj.com: The opioid epidemic has claimed thousands of N.J. lives. A group of experts is seeking local fixes.
Posted 3/29/2019
It’s an epidemic that claimed more than 3,000 lives in New Jersey last year and another 500 in the first three months of this year.
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njtvonline.org: Summit looks at state and federal responses to opioid epidemic
Posted 3/28/2019
The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Summit, sponsored by the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, looked at the state and federal responses to the epidemic. “In 2009, New Jersey’s DEA is the one who started the national take back initiative. To date, in New Jersey we have approximately 236,000 pounds of pharmaceuticals off the street,” said Susan Gibson, special agent in charge at the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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njbiz.com: Experts address substance abuse in the workplace
Posted 3/28/2019
The opioid epidemic has reached crisis level in New Jersey. Positive testing rates have also increased among active employees for cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana. So what can employers do to maintain a healthy and drug-free workplace?