In the News
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Charlie McKenna, Chairman of the New Jersey Drug Abuse Control Task Force, recognizes PDFNJ
Posted 10/16/2017
Charlie McKenna, Chairman of the New Jersey Drug Abuse Control Task Force, recognized Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey for its efforts in helping to combat the opioid epidemic in a press conference October 10. The Task Force issued a report with 40 recommendations involving education, prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery and reentry to help New Jersey address the opioid crisis.
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mycentraljersey.com: Opioid abuse is in everyone's backyard
Posted 10/16/2017
BERNARDSVILLE - Unless you have had your head in the sand for the last year, you know that the problem of opioid abuse exists everywhere, including your backyard.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day draws attention to dangers of addiction
Posted 10/13/2017
Two thousand volunteers across New Jersey walked local neighborhoods Friday talking to residents during the second annual Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day organized by the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey.
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snjtoday.com: 'Knock Out Opioid Abuse' Day Event at Stockton
Posted 10/13/2017
POMONA, N.J. - The State of New Jersey is standing up to "knock out" the opioid health crisis. On Friday, October 6th, state and local officials rolled out the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day initiative with events throughout the state.
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whyy.org: Spreading the word about addiction, treatment at the street level in New Jersey
Posted 10/13/2017
Bob Chew used to lock up drug addicts. But on Friday, the former Camden police sergeant was walking the streets, hoping to get them help. “Could you maybe help spread the message for us?” he said to one man walking along Broadway in Gloucester City, a 2-square-mile town just below Camden. Chew was taking part in Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day, a statewide event organized by the nonprofit Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Students, volunteers spend weekend on opioid-fighting mission in Bordentown
Posted 10/13/2017
In the school district, Neil Geiger, the Bordentown Regional School District's student assistance counselor, had his students collect and display 147 pairs of shoes, meant to signify the lives lost to opioid overdoses in Burlington County in 2016.
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nj.com: Freedom House supports "Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day" at Flemington ShopRite
Posted 10/13/2017
On Oct. 6, 2017 at the ShopRite in Flemington Freedom House residents were handing out information hangers in an effort to raise awareness on opioid abuse. This effort was in support of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day.
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tapinto.net: Morristown Declared October 6th “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day”
Posted 10/13/2017
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- On Friday, October 6, The Town of Morristown and Atlantic Health Systems Morristown Medical Center partnered to participate in the second annual Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day in New Jersey. The statewide, single-day initiative mobilizes the prevention and treatment communities, community leaders and concerned citizens to raise awareness about the potential for dependency on prescribed pain medicine and its link to heroin abuse rates.
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shorenewstoday.com: Downbeach towns team up vs. opioid addiction
Posted 10/13/2017
A Ventnor woman who has been directly exposed to addiction and recovery is sick of hearing about the opioid and heroin epidemic. “It’s time to act,” Paula Maccagnano said. “Instead of creating awareness, it’s time to take an aggressive approach to combat the problem.”
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shorenewstoday.com: Cops, social agencies work to stop drug abuse before it starts
Posted 10/13/2017
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Local police, representatives of Cape Assist and officers with the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office recognized the national Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day last week by reminding area residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of unwanted or used medications.