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  • LISTEN - PDFNJ Discusses Opioid Crisis on Salt Lake City Radio Station

    Posted 2/6/2018

    Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Board Co-Chair Elaine Pozycki and Executive Director Angelo Valente discussed the opioid crisis last week on the “Rod Arquette Show” on 105.9 KNRS in Salt Lake City. They discussed legislation adopted last year in New Jersey that requires prescribers to discuss with their patients the addictive nature of opioid painkillers and possible alternatives to opioids before prescribing them.

  • nj1015.com: IF YOU DON’T NEED THOSE DRUGS, DON’T FLUSH ’EM

    Posted 2/6/2018

    Efforts are being stepped up across the Garden State to encourage people to properly dispose of prescription painkillers.

  • hackensack.dailyvoice.com: Drug ODs Leading Cause Of Death In NJ... Residents Fear These Factors More

    Posted 1/29/2018

    Despite drug overdoses being the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States, New Jersey residents are more concerned with driving accidents, gun violence, infectious disease and severe weather as potential causes of injury or death, according to the study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ).

  • mycentraljersey.com - Study: New Jerseyans 'not very concerned' about opioids

    Posted 1/29/2018

    A new study found that most New Jerseyans are "not very concerned" about the dangers of prescription opioid medication. Nearly half of New Jersey residents who participated in the recent Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) study report little or no concern about the potential dangers of prescription pain medication to themselves or a family member.

  • burlingtoncountytimes.com - Survey: Most New Jerseyans not concerned about pain pills

    Posted 1/29/2018

    The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey released the results of a survey, which showed that over half of respondents were not concerned about the dangers of prescription pain medication.

  • newyork.cbslocal.com - Seen At 11: New Jersey Women Open Up About Battles With Heroin Addiction

    Posted 1/26/2018

    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — They’re the poster girls of the opioid crisis, exposing their pasts in a series of anti-drug commercials. On Wednesday, CBS2’s Ali Bauman had the opportunity to sit down with them and find out why they’re speaking so openly and freely about their fight with addiction. “I got hurt and was given pain killers. I was addicted, but I got help,” Vanessa Vitolo said in an anti-drug spot. “A slave to heroin. That was my life,” Mariel Hufnagel said in the spot.

  • Majority of New Jersey Residents Surveyed ‘Not Very Concerned’ About Dangers of Prescription Opioids

    Posted 1/25/2018

    MILLBURN — Nearly half of New Jersey residents who participated in a recent survey report little or no concern about the potential dangers of prescription pain medication to themselves or a family member, according to the study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ).

  • nj1015.com: Will Murphy continue Christie’s war on opioid epidemic?

    Posted 1/16/2018

    When Christie steps down as governor on Tuesday, there is uncertainty about whether these efforts will continue. And if they do, whether they will be scaled back. Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has not discussed how he intends to proceed on the opioid abuse issue, and for that reason there is an undercurrent of concern among some anti-drug groups.

  • nj1015.com: New rules cap payments from drug makers to doctors

    Posted 1/16/2018

    TRENTON — On the same day Chris Christie ends his rein as the Governor of New Jersey, the state welcomes new rules — crafted by his administration — that aim to put a dent in what’s considered one of the leading causes of the deadly opioid crisis.

  • gazettenet.com: It’s not just an opioid crisis

    Posted 1/12/2018

    Officials report an average of an overdose a week in Northampton. The media are saturated with coverage of the familial and community wreckage left in its wake. The opioid crisis has been devastating not only in Massachusetts but across the nation.