In the News
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NYTimes.com: Seizing on Opioid Crisis, a Drug Maker Lobbies Hard for Its Product
Posted 6/11/2017
The ads have been popping up on billboards, buses, subways and in glossy magazines, with portraits of attractive men and women and a simple question in bold letters: What is Vivitrol?
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courierpostonline.com: Should Big Pharma pay for drug take-back programs?
Posted 6/10/2017
Advocates see the pharmaceutical industry — largely responsible for filling the nation's medicine cabinets — as best suited to keep leftover drugs from getting in the wrong hands.
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washingtonpost.com: Drug crisis is pushing up death rates for almost all groups of Americans
Posted 6/10/2017
The opioid epidemic that has ravaged life expectancy among economically stressed white Americans is taking a rising toll among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, driving up the overall rate of death among Americans in the prime of their lives.
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Gov. Chris Christie to Serve as Keynote Speaker on Opioid Crisis at Do No Harm Symposium
Posted 6/9/2017
As New Jersey struggles with a statewide opioid epidemic, Gov. Chris Christie will address members of the medical community Monday, June 12, at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm symposium held at Morristown Medical Center.
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washingtonpost.com: FDA seeks removal of opioid painkiller from the market
Posted 6/9/2017
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked a drug company to remove its opioid pain medication from the market, the first time the agency has made such a request because of the public health consequences of abuse.
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njspotlight.com: MORE STATES JOIN NJ DRUG-MONITORING SYSTEM TO CURB ABUSES LIKE DOCTOR-SHOPPING
Posted 6/9/2017
Governor says interstate use of the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program has skyrocketed in last couple of years
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washingtonpost.com: They look like prescription drugs, but they’re actually deadly poison, Georgia authorities say
Posted 6/9/2017
The small yellow pills look like prescription drugs from a pharmacy, but Georgia authorities say they're anything but. In recent days, the drugs — which are purchased on the street — have led to dozens of overdoses and as many as four deaths in south and central Georgia, state health officials told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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patch.com/new-jersey/morristown: Christie Speaking At Morristown Opioid Abuse Forum
Posted 6/9/2017
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Gov. Chris Christie will speak at an opiate abuse forum at Morristown Medical Center next week. Christie has made opioid and prescription drug abuse a priority during his final year in office. The June 12 program will take place between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Doctors, pain management specialists and all other medical professionals are encouraged to attend.
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garfunkelwild.com: ANDREW BLUSTEIN WILL PRESENT AT THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG-FREE NEW JERSEY’S DO NO HARM SYMPOSIUM
Posted 6/9/2017
As New Jersey struggles with a statewide opioid epidemic, Gov. Chris Christie will address members of the medical community Monday, June 12, at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Do No Harm symposium held at Morristown Medical Center.
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Former Gov. James Florio Honored with Drugs Don’t Work in NJ! Founder’s Award at Annual Seminar
Posted 6/8/2017
JERSEY CITY — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey recognized former Gov. James J. Florio on Wednesday, presenting him with the Drugs Don’t Work in NJ! Founder’s Award at the 20th Annual Legal Issues of a Drug-Free Workplace Statewide Seminar held at Saint Peter’s University.