In the News
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northjersey.com: North Jersey students 'Shout Down' drug abuse
Posted 3/9/2018
Could songs keep youths away from the dangers of drug addiction? A Millburn-based nonprofit hopes such is the case.
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tapinto.net: Millburn High School Juniors Original Song on Drug Prevention Finalist in Statewide Competition
Posted 3/9/2018
MILLBURN, N.J. — Three Millburn High School juniors are among 18 finalists in the New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Music Contest and the community can help vote them to victory. Danielle Benna, Kyle Farscht and Jessica Yeager, the trio known as Powdered Elephants, wrote an original song with a drug prevention theme made the finals as a wild card.
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CDC Study Finds Significant Increase in Opioid Overdoses
Posted 3/6/2018
MILLBURN — Emergency room visits for opioid overdoses rose by 30 percent in the United States from July 2016 to September 2017, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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trentonian.com - WATCH: 30-second anti-drug video stars six Hamilton middle school students
Posted 3/5/2018
HAMILTON >> As the opioid overdose drug-addiction crisis wreaks havoc across the state and nation, a group of Hamilton Township School District students have done their part in sending a message of sobriety.
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courierpostonline.com: After multiple overdoses, Gloucester County man finds long-term recovery
Posted 3/5/2018
DEPTFORD - When the crisis was at its worst inside the Cisco household, rescue crews arrived at the door a couple times a month or more.
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njtvonline.org: How one treatment center utilized federal funds for opioid treatment
Posted 3/5/2018
By the time Morgan Thompson graduated high school, she started using heroin, and from there her addiction took off.
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comminfo.rutgers.edu: YANOVITZKY’S RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH PDFNJ LINKS RESEARCH WITH PRACTICE AND SAVES LIVES
Posted 3/5/2018
Responding effectively to epidemics such as opioid addiction is challenging on many levels and can be very challenging from a public health communication point of view. “The tricky thing is to communicate lifesaving information to the public without overwhelming people or not fully addressing their information needs,” SC&I’s Associate Professor of Communication Itzhak Yanovitzky said, discussing his ongoing collaboration with the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), and their joint effort to develop and implement effective strategies for communicating about the dangers of opioid addiction and the link between opioid prescriptions and heroin addiction.
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PDFNJ Announces 18 Finalists in the New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Music Competition
Posted 3/5/2018
MILLBURN — New Jersey students representing 13 counties have been chosen as finalists in the 2018 New Jersey Shout Down Drugs music competition organized by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ).
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Menendez Visits NJ Recovery Center, Lauds $6B in New Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis [VIDEO]
Posted 3/2/2018
ELIZABETH, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, today toured a local recovery center in Elizabeth, where he met with experts and individuals in recovery, and discussed additional federal resources available to help New Jersey combat the growing opioid epidemic.
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Breakfast highlights opioid-related issues, hopeful ideas
Posted 3/1/2018
At the third annual breakfast for families impacted by the heroin and opioid crisis, officials revealed how the epidemic has become deadlier and some areas for hope.