In the News
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tapinto.net: Huge Crowd Attends Opioid Abuse Discussion in Morristown
Posted 5/18/2017
MORRISTOWN, NJ —The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall meeting drew a capacity crowd seeking to learn from a panel of experts and engage in a discussion about the opioid crisis. The event, sponsored the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office and the Community Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Morris, allowed Morris County residents to join the conversation surrounding the opioid epidemic.
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gmnews.com: Students participate in drug prevention contest
Posted 5/16/2017
SAYREVILLE – Fourth grade students from across the state have been recognized for helping promote drug prevention. Thirty finalists were selected from more than 7,000 students who participated in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Fourth Grade Folder Contest, which saw the students design posters with a drug prevention message. The finalists were recognized at an award ceremony held on May 3 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville.
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garfield.dailyvoice.com: Parents: 'Knock Out Opioid Abuse' Town Hall Series Comes To Bergen County
Posted 5/16/2017
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Bergen County residents are invited to attend -- and join in on -- a discussion of the heroin and prescription drug epidemic at a special Town Hall meeting on May 31 at Bergen Community College.
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Watch Alert: PDFNJ Ex. Dir, Angelo M. Valente on State of Affairs
Posted 5/15/2017
PDFNJ Ex. Dir., Angelo M. Valente appeared on State of Affairs with Steve Adubato to discuss the opioid epidemic, PDFNJ's role in the fight against addiction, and the important collaboration PDFNJ has with Horizon Foundation of New Jersey to combat this crisis.
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MEDIA ADVISORY - NJ High School Students to Perform Original Songs at 13th Annual Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert
Posted 5/15/2017
WHAT: Thirty-one high school students comprising 14 musical groups will take the stage to perform their original peer-to-peer music at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 13th Annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert.
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NJ.com: Opioid epidemic town hall set for Wednesday in Parsippany
Posted 5/13/2017
PARSIPPANY -- A town hall meeting focused on the opioid epidemic will take place Wednesday at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: See the faces of recovery from addiction in South Jersey
Posted 5/13/2017
South Jersey locals who stopped abusing drugs will tell you that they will always be in recovery, always fighting to live sober and clean lives. It's not easy, they say, but with support from recovery programs, family and friends, they make it through each day at a time.
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NJ.com: How doctors at this N.J. hospital are fighting the opioid crisis
Posted 5/13/2017
WASHINGTON TWP -- Kennedy University Hospital has spent the past two years taking steps to curb opioid distribution and provide recovery options to those struggling with addiction, ultimately seeing a drop in abusers seeking medication from the hospital.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Prosecutor commends heroin arrests in Atlantic County, issues warning after 4 found dead
Posted 5/12/2017
MAYS LANDING — Police disrupted heroin sales last week by seizing more than 10,500 bags of heroin with a street value of $63,000 during arrests.
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npr.org: Communities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says
Posted 5/12/2017
In March, President Trump called opioid abuse in the U.S. "a total epidemic," and issued an executive order creating a commission focused on combating the opioid crisis.