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  • jerseyshoreonline.com: “Knocking Out” Opioid Addiction One Town At A Time

    Posted 5/30/2018

    LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Ocean County officials, experts, and nearly 100 concerned residents gathered at the Cavalry Baptist Church in Little Egg Harbor to create a deeper dialogue around the ever-growing opioid epidemic in New Jersey.

  • Mercer County Residents Discuss Opioid Epidemic with Experts at Town Hall

    Posted 5/24/2018

    EWING — A large group of Mercer County residents gathered at The College of New Jersey on Wednesday night to learn more about the opioid crisis sweeping the nation at the final Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.

  • Experts Detail Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Essex County

    Posted 5/23/2018

    BLOOMFIELD — Essex County experts provided residents a comprehensive look into the opioid epidemic ravaging the county and the state at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series hosted Tuesday night by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.

  • nj.com: New Milford fourth-grader earns first place in folder contest

    Posted 5/23/2018

    NEW MILFORD -- Briella Biggins, a student at B.F. Gibbs Elementary School, is a first-place winner in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey's Design a Fourth-Grade Folder Contest. Biggins shares the honor with Allison Yodis from Eleanor Rush Intermediate School in Cinnaminson.

  • tapinto.net: Wardlaw+Hartridge Fourth Graders Promote Drug Free New Jersey

    Posted 5/23/2018

    EDISON, NJ -- The fourth grade health class at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison, taught by Dawn Francavilla of Somerset, was involved in designing a folder for a Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. The students were challenged to create anti-drug artwork relating to the theme "Fun Things to do Instead of Doing Drugs."

  • Ocean County Prosecutor, Other Experts Lead Opioid Discussion at Town Hall

    Posted 5/18/2018

    LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP. — Ocean County experts provided residents a comprehensive look into the opioid epidemic ravaging the county and the state at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series hosted Thursday night by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.

  • pressofatlanticcity.com: Drug use legal issues a complicated problem for N.J. employers, workers

    Posted 5/17/2018

    MAYS LANDING — As more New Jerseyans fall victim to the opioid epidemic, participate in the state’s medical marijuana program and look to tap into the legalization of recreational marijuana in the near future, workplace legal issues are bound to complicate things, experts say.

  • app.com: Opioid forum in Little Egg Harbor focuses on growing deadly power of fentanyl

    Posted 5/17/2018

    The most recent figures from the federal government on drug overdose deaths puts New Jersey in a league of its own. Comparing the 12 months ending in September 2016 with the 12 months ending in September 2017 shows that New Jersey’s drug overdose death rate spiked 50 percent, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • patch.com/new-jersey/barnegat-manahawkin: Drug Forum Will Address Ocean County's Critical Opioid Crisis

    Posted 5/17/2018

    Solving the growing problem will be a "marathon – not a sprint," Ocean County Prosecutor says.

  • Hunterdon County fighting opioid abuse

    Posted 5/17/2018

    HUNTERDON COUNTY - The opioid problem in the county continues to rise. Last year, there were 54,572 opioid prescriptions filled here, according to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. In 2016, 20 people died from drug overdoses in the county, mostly involving opioids, according to the New Jersey Office of the State Medical Examiner, up from eight people dying from overdoses four years earlier.