In the News
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phillyvoice.com: In son's obituary, New Jersey family warns 'intuition' could prevent opioid relapse
Posted 10/6/2017
A New Jersey family dealing with the tragic loss of their 32-year-old son warned in an obituary this week that anticipating an opioid relapse can be a matter of life and death, even once.
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mycentraljersey.com: Central Jersey takes aim to knock out opioid abuse
Posted 10/6/2017
CENTRAL JERSEY - Efforts are being made throughout Central Jersey to knock out the opioid abuse problem with more than just a one-two punch. As part of the statewide Knock Out Opioid Abuse campaign, communities, churches and hospitals have planned activities and programs aimed at attacking the problem. Several are planned for Friday, but other events will be held throughout the month.
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patch.com: 1st Prescription Drug Drop Box Coming To Glen Rock Friday
Posted 10/5/2017
Volunteers will be out letting people know about the box at the Rock Ridge Pharmacy on Friday, Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day in NJ.
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The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and Atlantic Health System Partner to Fight Opioid Epidemic
Posted 10/5/2017
MILLBURN — The severity of the opioid epidemic in New Jersey requires leaders to take a greater role in seeking solutions to stem the pain and tragedy being inflicted upon state residents. Atlantic Health System, an integrated health care delivery system headquartered in Morristown, has accepted that challenge.
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npr.org: 3 Counties, $59 Million And The Opioid Crisis
Posted 10/4/2017
With the country in the throes of an epidemic, communities across the nation are being forced to confront the harrowing, and often fatal, effects of opioid abuse. But solutions — such as creating intervention programs in Ohio, providing access to treatment in Alabama, or investing in prevention initiatives in Missouri — cost money.
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pbs.org: Saving the babies of the opioid epidemic
Posted 10/4/2017
On bad days, five new babies are born in withdrawal from opioids at Cabell County-Huntington Hospital in southern West Virginia. In the neonatal therapeutic unit, there are zero unoccupied beds, but staff can’t turn the infants away. On one week in mid-August, the unit held 27 newborn babies in a space designed for 15.
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tapinto.net: Fair Lawn Recognizes Oct. 6 as Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day
Posted 10/4/2017
FAIR LAWN – Carol Wagner, Fair Lawn’s director of Health and Human Services, accepted a proclamation on Sept. 19, in part honoring her efforts to raise awareness of opioid abuse, and naming Oct. 6 as “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day.”
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patch.com: Livingston Township To Hold 'Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day'
Posted 10/4/2017
Livingston Police Department will be participating in the NJ Statewide single-day “Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day”.
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Camden County Residents and Experts Discuss Solutions to Opioid Crisis at Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall
Posted 10/3/2017
CHERRY HILL — Residents of Camden County arrived en masse to join the conversation on the national opioid epidemic at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall hosted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey.
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spartaindependent.com: Knock Out Opioid Abuse this Friday
Posted 10/3/2017
Statewide event to fight epidemic