In the News
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Prescription drug collection Saturday to fight drug abuse
Posted 4/27/2017
Police departments around the nation will participate in the 13th Operation Take Back on Saturday, an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft, a contributing factor in the heroin epidemic sweeping the state.
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[VIDEO] Governor Christie Lauds Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Posted 4/26/2017
TOMS RIVER — Governor Chris Christie praised the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) for its leadership in the state and country in the fight against the opioid crisis, during a press conference on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day being held Saturday, April 29.
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app.com: Christie: Drug addiction should be treated like AIDS
Posted 4/26/2017
TOMS RIVER - Less than a month after taking on a new role leading a national commission battling the opioid epidemic, Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday came to Toms River to tout one of the tools — started in New Jersey — for fighting drug abuse.
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washingtonpost.com: Teens tend to think marijuana use is no big deal, but they’re wrong.
Posted 4/21/2017
...marijuana use among teens, which had declined from the late 1990s through the mid-to-late 2000s, is on the rise again. This is a problem because, despite our culture’s increasingly casual attitudes toward pot, research suggests that marijuana use can damage the developing teen brain.
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comcastnewsmakers.com: [VIDEO] Town Hall Meetings about a Drug Free NJ with Angelo Valente
Posted 4/18/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership For a Drug-Free New Jersey, about Town Hall Meetings in NJ addressing the opioid epidemic.
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dailyrecord.com: Heroin scourge in focus for Morris Sheriff Gannon in first 100 days
Posted 4/17/2017
On June 4, Morris County Sheriff Gannon plans to open the Hope Wing at the Morris County correctional facility in Morris Township. A jail pod, or unit, with about 50 beds will be designated for eligible inmates who want to voluntarily use their time confined to start overcoming addiction.
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comcastnewsmakers.com: [VIDEO] Shout Down Drugs Music Competition
Posted 4/17/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership For a Drug-Free New Jersey, about the Shout Down Drugs Music Competition.
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Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series Kicks Off in Atlantic County
Posted 4/11/2017
GALLOWAY — Atlantic County residents arrived at Stockton University on Monday to join the conversation on the opioid crisis facing the nation at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s first Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Atlantic County residents explore how to tackle opioid epidemic
Posted 4/10/2017
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Sandra Hannah wanted to know how people could do more to address the opioid and heroin epidemic in Atlantic County. More than 100 others in attendance at the Knock Out Opioid Abuse town hall at Stockton University on Monday wanted to know, as well.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Stockton to host opioid abuse town hall April 10
Posted 4/4/2017
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP—Drug addiction prevention advocates and experts will hold a town hall at Stockton University to discuss opioid abuse in the Atlantic County area.