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2012 PDFNJ Angel of Hope Gala Honoree Announced

2.1.12

PDFNJ is proud to announce that Dennis M. Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey, will be honored at the organization’s twentieth anniversary gala on April 26, 2012, with the Angel of Hope Award.
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NJ.com - PDFNJ Releases Report on NJ Businesses

1.28.12

Maintaining a drug free workplace policy enables NJ businesses to be more productive and more successful, according to a new study released today by the PDFNJ. The survey was conducted by FDU’s PublicMind Poll of 300 New Jersey businesses, in December 2011.
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NJ Div. of Consumer Affairs to Crack Down on Rx Drug Crimes

1.30.12

New Jersey's new attorney general is reorganizing the enforcement arm of the state's Division of Consumer Affairs to crack down on crimes involving prescription drugs.
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NJ 101.5 - Most NJ Companies Go Drug-Free

1.27.12

According to a new study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, maintaining a drug-free workplace policy enables New Jersey businesses to be more productive and more successful.
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Smashburger to Partner With PDFNJ!

1.26.12

Be a guest at Smashburger's "sneak peek" at 386 Route 10 West, East Hanover, NJ. Contact SmashburgerEastHanover@gmail.com and address your request to ALYSSA. You will be helping a great cause!
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NJ Businesses with Drug Free Work Place Policies More Productive and Successful

1.23.12

Maintaining a drug free workplace policy enables NJ businesses to be more productive and more successful, according to a new study released today by PDFNJ. The survey was conducted by FDU’s PublicMind Poll of 300 New Jersey businesses, in December 2011.
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NJ.com - N.J. monitoring plan to stem prescription drug abuse a good move

1.17.12

Prescription drug addiction has left a trail of destruction in families and communities that runs wide and deep.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Results in One Death Every 19 Minutes in U.S.

1.17.12

One person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug abuse in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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NJPN's ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Strategic Moves: Advancing the Field of Addiction

12.13.11

If you haven't registered yet for NJPN's ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Strategic Moves: Advancing the Field of Addiction, you only have a few more weeks to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate of $85 which ends on December 30th. (See website for details)
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CDC - Many young children overdosing from medicines at home

12.13.11

Each year, one of every 150 two–year–olds visits an emergency department in the United States for an unintentional medication overdose, most often after finding and eating or drinking medicines without adult supervision.
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An 'Intervention' in Newark

12.13.11

One man had his first drink at age 8 and had graduated to heroin before he started high school. Another man, once a successful attorney, popped up to 20 Percocet tablets a day.
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Experts Question Parents’ Use of At-Home Drug Tests for Teens

12.13.11

A growing number of parents are using at-home drug tests for their teens, even though some experts in adolescent drug use do not recommend them, according to the Palm Beach Post.
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Addiction Proof Your Homes

12.5.11

Rx abuse is an epidemic in the Garden State and across the US, according to PDFNJ. Therefore the organization is encouraging every household to join the American Medicine Chest Challenge
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American Medical Association Calls for Doctor Training to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

11.28.11

The American Medical Association’s (AMA) policy-making body has called on the organization to promote doctor training on the correct use of controlled substances, in an effort to reduce prescription drug abuse.
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Rise in Prescription Stimulant Abuse Concerns College Administrators

11.28.11

College administrators say they are concerned about an increase in prescription stimulant abuse among students, The Washington Post reports.
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NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Launches Project Medicine Drop

11.14.2011

NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Launches “Project Medicine Drop,” Providing Consumers Opportunity to Dispose of Unused Prescription Medication Throughout the Year - Pilot Program Important Component of the Division’s Fight to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
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Salem Co. Sheriff Participates in 2011 AMCC

11.12.2011

Salem County residents turned out in the city today to safely dispose of their old and unneeded prescription drugs.
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NJ to Lead Response to Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

11.10.11

Unused, Unwanted, and Expired Medicine Disposal locations to be held in all 21 Counties Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
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New Jersey to Lead National Event to Raise Awareness of Prescription Drug Abuse

11.4.11

On 11/12/11, a historic and lifesaving event --- AMCC --- a public health initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse will be held in communities throughout New Jersey.
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Turn in old pills during Operation Medicine Cabinet in Washington Township (Gloucester Co.)

10.21.1

The Washington Township Police Department in conjunction with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office will be hosting “Operation Medicine Cabinet”.
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Bogota / Ridgefield Park Police to host collection site, Oct. 29

10.7.11

Ridgefield Park and Bogota will each be hosting Operation Take Back New Jersey local collection sites as part of the Operation Take Back New Jersey medicine disposal day.
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Perth Amboy Catholic School student wins state poster contest

10.6.11

Melissa Gonzalez sees people that don’t always do the right things in life and sometimes use peer pressure to try to influence others to follow in their wrong ways.
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Winner of 2011 Dangers of Underage Drinking Billboard/Calendar Competition Announced

10.5.11

Melissa Gonzalez (center), a fifth grade student attending Perth Amboy Catholic School is the winner of the 2011 Dangers of Underage Drinking Billboard/Calendar Competition.
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Dailyrecord.com - Towns get tough on underage drinkers

8.24.11

In Morris County, 21 of 39 municipalities have adopted ordinances prohibiting kids from drinking alcohol on private property.
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APP.com - Underage drinking: Towns take a stand

8.23.11

Bay Head police were frustrated. They would break up underage drinking parties and charge the youths with unlawful conduct, only to see the charges dismissed in municipal court.
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REGISTER NOW -- GCADA 20th Annual Summit

8.24.11

Please join the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse for its 20th Annual Summit - Friday, September 9th
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The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Announces 21 Grants Totaling $511,500

8.15.11

The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey today announced the Foundation’s second round of grants for 2011, awarding $511,500 to 21 organizations.
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Beer Sales Becoming More Popular at College Football Games.

8.8.11

An increasing number of colleges are selling beer to legal-age drinkers to increase profits, according to The Des Moines Register.
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Nine bricks of heroin seized in raid on Red Bank home

8.3.11

Investigators seized nine bricks of heroin during a raid on a Drummond Avenue residence Tuesday morning, police said.
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Expert not surprised by designer drug's role in Bridgewater assault

7.21.11

Despite a high-profile arrest on July 13 of a Bridgewater man, the county Prosecutor’s Office says such designer drugs are unlikely to become a big problem in Somerset.
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2011 Third Grade Contract for a Healthy Life Survey Winner Announced

7.19.2011

PDFNJ is pleased to announce that Margaret Lauricella, of Greenville Elementary School in Howell Township, has been randomly selected as winner of the Third Grade Contract for a Healthy Life online survey contest.
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Save the Date: GCADA Summit 9/9/2011

7.19.11

Governor's Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Annual Alliance Summit
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Anti-Drug Campaign Alerts Parents to Dangerously High Heroin Purity

7.12.11

PDFNJ announced the release of a multi-media public service campaign alerting parents in New Jersey about the rising purity and dangers of heroin.
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NJ’s Collective Effort To Curb Underage Drinking At The Shore This Summer

6.29.11

Attorney General Paula T. Dow today joined with state, county and local law enforcement officials to announce a comprehensive law enforcement and public awareness effort...
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2011 Winners of Listen-Up Parents to the Danger of Underage Drinking Radio PSA

6.28.11

2011 Winner - Borough School in Morris Plains, Morris County
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Hunterdon Democrat - Close the loophole on teen drinking

6.15.11

West Amwell and Clinton townships have ordinances giving police the right, in the presence of “reasonable and articulable suspicion,” to charge minors on private property with underage drinking.
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CALI, Colombia: GM marijuana problem growing in Colombia

6.24.11

Greenhouses lined with genetically modified marijuana sit on a mountainside just an hour ride from Cali, Colombia, where farmers say the enhanced plants are more powerful and profitable.
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Prescription painkillers offer a gateway to cheaper narcotics, gangsters tell SCI

6.16.11

The tide of illegal narcotics use in New Jersey is shifting, with heroin currently the No. 1 drug in Monmouth County, according to a veteran investigator with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
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NYTimes.com - An Addiction Expert Faces a Formidable Foe - Prescription Drugs...

6.14.11

Addiction is all about the dopamine. The pleasure, pain and devilish problem of control are simply the detritus left by waves of this little molecule surging and retreating deep in the brain.
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Franklin Township officials to discuss underage drinking ban

6.9.11

The Township Committee will discuss at its meeting tonight an ordinance that would regulate the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors on private property.
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Hunterdon County prosecutor urges underage drinking bans on private property

6.8.11

There are 26 municipalities in Hunterdon, but only two of them have ordinances forbidding those under the age of 21 from consuming alcohol on private property.
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Christie Names Hulick Ex. Dir. of the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

6.3.2011

Yesterday, Governor Chris Christie nominated John Hulick of Hamilton (Mercer) to serve as Executive Director of the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
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Prescription drugs worth millions to dealers

6.1.11

Prescription drug abuse, now the fastest-growing drug problem in the country, has created a ballooning street market for highly-addictive pain relief, anxiety and depression drugs.
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Binge drinking, prescription drug abuse focus of free program

6.1.11

RARITAN TWP. — A free program on binge drinking, prescription drug abuse and getting help for a friend who has imbibed and needs medical help
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PDFNJ Releases Results of 9th Annual Parent Tracking Study

5.18.11

When it comes to accessing drugs and alcohol, many New Jersey parents acknowledge that the main source for their children may be their own home.
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Mendham teen wins 1st prize in state music competition

5.12.11

When it came time to announce the winners of the SeventhAnnual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Competition last week, 15-year-old Aryan Mahyar was hoping for a spot in second or third place.
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2011 "Shout Down Drugs!" Winners Announced!

5.6.11

High School Students from throughout NJ came together to shout down drugs, during the 7th Annual NJ Shout Down Drugs Competition.
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Morris cops ask public to help close door on medicine chest

4.28.11

When it comes to prescription or over-the-counter medicines in homes, law enforcement agencies have one main concern: the drugs could get into the wrong hands.
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Spring Drug Take Back Program in Seaside, NJ

4.28.11

The Seaside Police Department will coordinate a prescription drug turn in on April 30 at Seaside City Hall.
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NY Times - Ohio County Losing Its Young to Painkillers’ Grip

4.20.11

In Ohio, fatal overdoses more than quadrupled in the last decade, and by 2007 had surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death, according to the Department of Health.
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4th Grade Students at NJ Artwork Premiere

4.14.11

This past school year, 7,000 fourth grade students from all parts of NJ participated in the PDFNJ/Verizon Design a Fourth Grade Folder Contest.
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Newly Born, and Withdrawing From Painkillers

4.11.11

As prescription drug abuse ravages communities across the country, doctors are confronting an emerging challenge: newborns dependent on painkillers.
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2011 Hudson Co. Shout Down Drugs Contest Results!

3.24.11

Thirteen musically talented Hudson Co. high school students created original music and lyrics with peer-to-peer drug prevention messages for the Hudson Co. Shout Down Drugs music competition
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Four Loko Drink Maker Lands in N.J. Court

3.21.11

The first NJ lawsuit has been filed against the maker of Four Loko, the spiked energy drink that was dubbed a "blackout in a can" after intoxicated college students began showing up in emergency rooms last year.
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Bath Salts Could Be Taking Hold in NJ

3.20.11

Over the past few years, experts say, a new wave of narcotics, so-called "designer drugs," has carved its own place in the nation’s drug culture.
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Two N.J. legislators to introduce bill banning 'bath salts' drug

3.16.11

Two state Assembly members will introduce legislation aimed at stopping the sale of “bath salts,” legal powders that give users a high not unlike that of methamphetamine.
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Rutgers student accused of killing girlfriend may have taken 'bath salts' drug

3.15.11

Bath salts typically cause users to experience "extreme" agitation, paranoia and sometimes vivid hallucinations, several medical experts have said.
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NBC Today Show - Underage drinking? Colleges may tell mom, dad

3.15.11

Some schools tell parents of even minor violations in effort to curb problem
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PDFNJ Creates Media Campaign Bringing Attention to K-2 Spice

3.9.11

K2 or "Spice" is a mixture of herbs and spices that is typically sprayed with a synthetic compound chemically similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredients in marijuana.
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NJ 101.5 - Popular Drug Mixes Spices and Chemicals

3.11.11

Herbs and spices are normally used for food, but K2-spice is found in joints and smoking pipes. It is the new rage and the current drug of choice for today's teens.
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in April

3.9.11

Saturday, April 30 th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time
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Chemicals Used in "Spice" and "K2" Type Products Now Under Federal Control and Regulation

3.1.11

DEA Will Study Whether To Permanently Control Five Substances
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NJSDD 2011 Online Winner Announced!

2.16.11

The votes are in! PDFNJ announced the winner of the Online Voting People’s Choice Finalist for this year’s NJSDD music competition.
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ParentCheckNJ.com Launches!

2.16.11

Statewide Collaborative Unveils Campaign to Curb Binge and Underage Drinking in 18-25 Year Olds
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Angelo Valente, Ex. Dir. of PDFNJ, Testifies in DEA Hearing

1.20.2011

Statement of Angelo M. Valente, CEO of AMCC to the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration hearing on Procedures for the Surrender of Unwanted Controlled Substances by Ultimate Users.
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NY Times - Prescription Drug Abuse Sends More People to the Hospital

1.6.11

The number of emergency room visits resulting from misuse or abuse of prescription drugs has nearly doubled over the last five years...
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Miley Cyrus -- Giggling and Semi-coherent

1.4.2011

According to Cyrus, her addled state was the effect of taking in smoke from the leaves of the Salvia divinorum plant
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2010-2011 Fourth Grade Folder Finalists Announced

1.3.11

Thirty Finalists were selected from over 6700 artwork submissions received.
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WWOR-TV Interviews Angelo Valente about AMCC-NJ

11.22.2010

PDFNJ Ex. Dir. Angelo Valente is interviewed by WWOR-TV New York regarding the success of American Medicine Chesy Challenge, New Jersey
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Over a Ton of Unused, Unwanted, and Expired Medicine are Collected as part of AMCC

11.17.2010

A statewide day of disposal of unused, unwanted, and expired medicine was held in 100 communities throughout New Jersey
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N.J. offers 100 collection centers to dispose of prescription drugs this weekend

11.11.2010

The program, "American Medicine Chest Challenge," takes place Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 100 collection centers throughout New Jersey.
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American Medicine Chest Challenge to Raise Awareness of Prescription Drug Abuse

11.10.2010

On November 13, 2010, a historic and lifesaving event --- The American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) --- a public health initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and a statewide day of disposal of unused, unwanted, and expired medicine...
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Annual N.J. schools report shows drop in violence, rise in prescription abuse

10.27.2010

New Jersey’s schools are getting safer, but prescription drug abuse is a rising problem, a new state report shows.
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Operation Take Back NJ Announced!

9.8.2010

A statewide day of collection for unwanted, unused, and expired medicine
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Call for Entries: 2010 Hudson County Shout Down Drugs Music Competition

9.9.2010

Inviting all Hudson County High School Students to participate in the 10th Annual “Hudson County Shout Down Drugs” music competition.
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101.5 FM Reports on 2010 Parent Tracking Study

8.12.2010

A new survey conducted by The Partnership For A Drug-Free New Jersey, finds that parents are more savvy and informed about drug and alcohol abuse than ever.
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Study Finds NJ Parents Recognize their Role in Drug-Prevention

8.11.2010

Prescription Drug-Abuse Prevention Awareness is Up Among NJ Parents
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Actor Patrick Boll Hosting 2010 Shout Down Drugs Concert

5.6.2010

Mama Mia's Broadway Actor Patrick Boll to Host the 2010 Partnership for a Drug- Free New Jersey/Comcast Statewide Prevention Concert
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PDFNJ Honors McCarter & English, LLP

4.29.2010

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Honors McCarter & English, LLP with the 2010 Angel of Hope Award
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Call for Entries: 2010 Middle School PSA Challenge

2.10.2010

The abuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances continues to be a serious problem for our school-age children. That is why the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is once again providing students in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in New Jersey’s middle schools with an opportunity to communicate a substance abuse prevention message to their peers.
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PDFNJ Announces Private Property Ordinance Results

2.3.2010

PDFNJ announced the results of a recent survey of New Jersey municipalities showing that 67-percent, of responding municipalities, have adopted a local ordinance prohibiting possession, consumption of alcoholic beverages by under-aged person on private property.
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PDFNJ to Present at CADCA Forum 2010

2.1.2010

Embracing the Culture of Collaboration: Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey, will explore New Jersey’s successful medicine disposal initiative – the first in the nation to be statewide.
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10th Annual Addiction Conference

1.14.2010

This year’s 10th Annual Addiction Conference will take place on Friday, March 5, 2010.
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Operation Medicine Cabinet NJ Results Announced

11.18.2009

The DEA and PDFNJ announced today that over 9,000 pounds of medicine, with a street value of over $35 million, was collected during Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey.
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DEA, OAG, and PDFNJ Unite 442 NJ Communities in Operation Medicine Cabinet

11.12.2009

This initiative, created with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), has 442 communities participating, and is available for all New Jersey residents to properly dispose of their unused, unwanted and expired medicine.
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PDFNJ Honors WWOR-TV/MY9 with the 2009 Thomas Edison Communications Award

11.2.2009

Audrey Pass, Senior Director of Communications and Public Affairs of WNYW/FOX 5 and WWOR-TV/My9 (Center) accepts the 2009 Thomas Edison Communications Award from Angelo M. Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
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Operation Medicine Cabinet Press Release

10.9.2009

New Jersey to Host First Statewide Medicine Disposal Day in the Nation
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CDC: Drug deaths outpace crashes in more states

9.30.2009

Drug-related deaths outnumber those from motor vehicle accidents in a growing number of states, according to new government data that highlight a shift in the top cause of deaths after disease and illness.
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N.J. has distinction of having street heroin that is among purest in nation

9.25.2009

Federal agents seized 300 pounds of heroin in the state in 2007
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Cocaine Laced with Veterinary Anti-Parasite Drug

9.23.2009

Nationwide Public Health Alert Issued Concerning Life-Threatening Risk Posed by Cocaine Laced with Veterinary Anti-Parasite Drug
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2009/2010 Fourth Grade Folder Contest Announced!!!

9.10.2009

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey / Verizons annual Design a Fourth Grade Folder Contest is under way.
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2010 NJ Shouts Down Drugs Contest Announced!

7.15.2009

2010 NJ Shouts Down Drugs Kicks Off!
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Combatting Underage Drinking 'Down the Shore'

7.10.2009

Attorney General Anne Milgram today announced a comprehensive law enforcement and public awareness effort by the Divisions of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Highway Traffic Safety to combat underage drinking in Jersey Shore resort areas this summer.
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2009 "Listen Up" PSA Winners Announced

7.2.2009

Winners of the the 3rd Annual Listen-Up Parents to the Dangers of Underage Drinking" Radio PSA competition announced
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New Jersey Wins National Recognition for Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign

5.12.2009

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey & the Drug Enforcement Administration-New Jersey Division Takes Home First Place Honors for Their Outstanding Promotional Media Campaign
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Somerset's Will Carnevale Wins 2009 NJ Shouts Down Drugs Music Competition

5.8.09

New Jersey High School Students Win $10,000 in Prizes
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Hudson County High School Students Shout Down Drugs

5.4.2009

Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey & United Way of Hudson County Award Bayonne High School Students with 1st Place Honors in the 2009 Hudson County Shouts Down Drugs Music Competition.
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NJ Students Gather at Verizon HQ for Drug Prevention Art Premier

4.1.2009

2009 - This past school year, over 5,600 students from all parts of the state participated in the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jerseys (PDFNJ)/Verizon Design a Fourth Grade Folder Contest.
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PDFNJ Releases Annual Parent Tracking Survey - 2009

3.24.2009

2009 survey finds parent involvement and family meals are still key in substance abuse prevention.
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2009 NJ Shouts Down Drugs - SOLD OUT!!

3.4.2009

The 2009 NJ Shouts Down Drugs Finalists Have Been Announced! Click to See!
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Businesses are Very Concerned About Drug Usage

01.29.09

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) today released the results of a statewide study measuring the degree of concern and impact of alcohol and substance abuse in the workplace.
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5th Grade Parent Alert Online Survey

11.14.08

Click here to take the 5th Grade Parent Alert Online Survey.
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New Jersey Residents Support Keeping the Drinking Age at 21

09.15.08

FDU survey finds New Jersey want drinking age to remain 21
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NJ Shouts Down Drugs 2009 High School Music Competition Begins

08.21.08

Hey, New Jersey high school students! No matter what kind of music you're into, if you've got a positive message about staying drug free, SHOUT IT OUT, and be a part of the 2009 NJ Shouts Down Drugs high school music competition!
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Joseph P. Miele Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Established at Millburn's Hessian House

08.08.08

One of Millburn's and New Jersey's most historical buildings, The Hessian House, located at 155 Millburn Avenue, was dedicated on July 15, 2008, by its new owners, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, in honor of its founder, Joseph P. Miele.
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NJ Commemorates August as National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

08.18.08

A press conference announcing a statewide Public Service Campaign targeting the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs was held today Monday, August 18, 2008 at McGrath Pharmacy on Lawrenceville Road.
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Winners of the Radio PSA

Winners of the Radio PSA

06.30.08

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey recognized the winners of the radio PSA initiative.
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Hudson County High School Students Shouts Down Drugs

04/25/08

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and United Way of Hudson County Awards Henry Snyder High School Students $1000 music contract
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