In the News
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nj.com - PDFNJ Ex. Dir Angelo M. Valente - "Words Matter"
Posted 8/5/2024
The language we use can harm or help people struggling with substance use disorders.
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PDFNJ & PSEG Foundation Team Up with Old Bridge Leaders to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Among Students
Posted 7/17/2024
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - Third-grade students are discovering the benefits of healthy living through fun activities with a serious message.
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Webinar to Equip Providers with Tools to Empower Parents in Preventing Adolescent Opioid Use
Posted 7/11/2024
MILLBURN – The seventh webinar in the 2024 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will teach healthcare practitioners and the general public how to communicate with and guide parents in preventing their children from experimenting with substances. This educational event, a collaboration of PDFNJ, the Office of Alternative and Community Responses, and the Opioid Education Foundation of America, is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 25.
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WWOR-TV/My9 Receives PDFNJ’s Angel of Hope Award for Commitment to Opioid Awareness
Posted 6/27/2024
Jersey City, NJ — WWOR-TV/My9 was honored with the Angel of Hope Award at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey's (PDFNJ) 30th Angel of Hope Gala on May 15 at the Liberty House.
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yahoo.com - PDFNJ & PSEG Foundation Bring Substance Use Prevention Efforts to the Classroom
Posted 6/26/2024
PDFNJ and the PSEG Foundation delivered the Third Grade Life Choices Coloring and Activity Book to third graders in Old Bridge.
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PDFNJ Emphasizes the Role of Parents in Protecting Teens from the Opioid Crisis
Posted 6/25/2024
MILLBURN, NJ — The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the state – destroying lives and devastating families. PDFNJ urges parents to be vigilant and proactive in protecting their children from this evolving crisis.
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Webinar to Address Health Disparities and Discrimination in Opioid Treatment
Posted 6/16/2024
MILLBURN – The sixth webinar in the 2024 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will focus on the impact of racial discrimination and disparities within the opioid crisis. This educational event, a collaboration of the PDFNJ, the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR), and the Opioid Education Foundation of America (OEFA), is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 20.
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nj1015.com - NJ launches new effort to protect you from impaired drivers
Posted 6/14/2024
PDFNJ partnered with state agencies on a new initiative that uses pharmacy bags to convey the message that prescription medications can be as dangerous as alcohol when driving.
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PDFNJ & PSEG Foundation Bring Substance Use Prevention Efforts to the Classroom
Posted 6/12/2024
OLD BRIDGE, NJ — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and the PSEG Foundation delivered the annual Third Grade Life Choices Coloring and Activity Book to students at Alan B. Shepard Jr. Elementary School in Old Bridge on Tuesday morning.
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NJ to Take on Impaired Driving Through Pharmacy Initiative
Posted 6/11/2024
STRATFORD— A coordinated effort by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS), the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR), and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) will aim to increase awareness of the side effects of prescription medication and reduce instances of impaired driving in New Jersey.