In the News
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Kids, families find comfort in each other after loved ones overdose
Posted 9/7/2017
ATLANTIC CITY — Kids wearing purple admission wristbands ran across the boards on Steel Pier, jumping from the Crazy Mouse to the Flying Dutchman to the Beach Buggies.
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news.vice.com: AFTER DECADES OF LETTING STUDENTS WITH ADDICTIONS FEND FOR THEMSELVES, COLLEGES ARE STARTING TO HELP
Posted 9/7/2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Late last year, Manny Delaveris fell into a rut. He couldn’t shake his pessimism or stop worrying. His brain felt dark, all the time. It wasn’t that different from how he felt back when he was still using painkillers and heroin: empty.
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northjersey.com: For opioid addiction, treatment, hope widely available
Posted 9/7/2017
As attention to the opioid epidemic rises– providing so much hope– misconceptions and misinformation complicate the work of treatment professionals and organizations. Among the inexcusable errors I have seen recently is the suggestion that there is a waiting list for opioid addiction treatment.
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comcastnewsmakers.com [VIDEO]: Angelo Valente, Ex. Dir. PDFNJ Sits Down with Jill Horner
Posted 9/7/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership For a Drug-Free New Jersey, about the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series.
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catholicstarherald.org: Simple steps to safeguard prescriptions
Posted 9/7/2017
New Jersey has some of the most beautiful sunsets, great beaches and farm fresh produce in the area. It also has a heroin overdose rate three times the national average, with over 6,000 drug related deaths since 2004.
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patch.com: New Data Shows 30 New Jersey Towns With Most Heroin Abuse
Posted 9/5/2017
These towns — large and small, urban and suburban — have the most reported heroin abuse cases in New Jersey. And the problem is growing.
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nbcnews.com - Opioid Crisis: How America’s Colleges Are Reacting to the Epidemic
Posted 9/5/2017
The deadly opioid epidemic sweeping the country has largely spared college campuses, but drug abuse experts warn administrators they should be paying closer attention.
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nytimes.com: The First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016: Up 540% in Three Years
Posted 9/3/2017
The first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths in 2016 shows overdose deaths growing even faster than previously thought.
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patch.com - Carfentanil: What You Should Know About The Deadly New Opioid In NJ
Posted 9/3/2017
Carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer, is 10,000 times deadlier than street-level heroin.
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Governor Christie Proclaims August 31st as "Overdose Awareness Day" in New Jersey
Posted 8/31/2017