In the News
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nytimes.com: When Teenagers Drink, Avoiding the Risks From Driving
Posted 3/27/2017
My youngest child was starting sixth grade when we moved to New York City and, naturally, I worried about what challenges the big city might have in store. But when it comes to adolescence, there is at least one major advantage to being a parent in Manhattan: Kids don’t have access to cars.
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abcnews.go.com: Physicians call for drug abuse to be treated as 'chronic disease'
Posted 3/27/2017
With drug overdoses causing tens of thousands of deaths every year in the U.S., physicians are calling for the crisis to be treated like a medical emergency.
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nj.com: The numbers are in, and it doesn't look good
Posted 3/24/2017
SALEM COUNTY -- The opiate epidemic has spread through New Jersey and Salem County is not exempt. According to the N.J. Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services there were 555 Salem resident substance abuse admissions in 2015, of which 255 were for heroin or other opiates, exceeding the runner up, alcohol, by more than double.
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arstechnica.com: With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term users
Posted 3/23/2017
The longer a person uses opioids, the greater the risk of forming a deadly addiction. But just how long does it take to switch from being a short-term user—say, while you’re dealing with pain after a surgery—to a long-term, potentially problematic user? A few weeks? A month?
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nbcnews.com: Nearly 12,000 Kids Poisoned by Opioids Each Year
Posted 3/21/2017
Nearly 12,000 children and teens mistakenly get some sort of opioid drug each year, many of them kids under 5 who find pills by mistake, doctors reported Monday.
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nbcnews.com: Too Many Bodies in Ohio Morgue, so Coroner Gets Death Trailer
Posted 3/14/2017
It's mute testimony to the opioid addiction plague that has been ravaging Ohio — a 20-foot-long air conditioned trailer with room for 18 bodies.
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capemaycountyherald.com: Dennis Township School District Holds 15 Minute Child Break Presentation
Posted 3/12/2017
DENNIS TOWNSHIP -- The 15 Minute Child Break is a program sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey designed to teach parents about substance abuse, especially among youth.
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newjerseyhills.com: Substance abuse prevention program for parents comes to Long Hill
Posted 3/12/2017
LONG HILL TWP. - The Watchung Hills Regional Municipal Alliance will host the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 15-Minute Child Break program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 at Central Middle School in Stirling.
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Horizon Supports PDFNJ Efforts to Empower Parents to Prevent Opioid and Other Substance Misuse in Their Family
Posted 3/7/2017
MILLBURN --- Deciding when and how to talk to your kids about drugs can be a big decision. Thanks to the support of the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, for the 17th year, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is able to provide parents information on how and when to have those conversations.
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WashingtonPost.com: Surgeons were told to stop prescribing so many painkillers. The results were remarkable.
Posted 3/7/2017
The head of general surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center had a remarkably simple idea not long ago: What if the department suggested that surgeons limit prescriptions of narcotic pain pills to a specific number for different kinds of operations?