In the News
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Prevention group spearheads fentanyl awareness campaign
Posted 1/14/2019
In response to the number of drug overdose deaths reaching over 3,000 in New Jersey, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey launched a campaign to raise awareness of the “fentanyl outbreak” across the state.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Drug overdoses reach beyond 3,000 in N.J. for first time
Posted 1/11/2019
People in New Jersey are still dying from overdoses in extraordinary numbers. While state ocials recorded the largest year-end total yet at the end of 2018, the rate of deaths may be slowing.
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tapinto.net: Ad Campaign to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths Launched
Posted 1/11/2019
MILLBURN, NJ — In response to the crisis that has claimed thousands of New Jersey residents in the past four years alone, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) has launched a media campaign to make families aware of the fentanyl outbreak in New Jersey communities.
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Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Launches Campaign to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths
Posted 1/10/2019
MILLBURN — In response to the crisis that has claimed thousands of New Jersey residents in the past four years alone, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) has launched a media campaign to make families aware of the fentanyl outbreak in New Jersey communities.
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The Science Behind Opioid Addiction
Posted 12/11/2018
The Science Behind Opioid Addiction
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PDFNJ Executive Director Discusses Opioid Crisis on Comcast Newsmakers
Posted 12/10/2018
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership for Drug Free New Jersey, about Knock Out Opioid Abuse and Shout Down Drugs.
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PDFNJ Featured on Inside Edition
Posted 12/7/2018
Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Executive Director Angelo Valente spoke with Inside Edition about a recent study finding that 6 percent of teens and young adults who were prescribed opioids by a dentist were diagnosed with opioid abuse within a year.
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Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey to recognize Dr. Andrew Kolodny at 2019 Angel of Hope Gala
Posted 12/7/2018
MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) will present its Angel of Hope Award to Dr. Andrew Kolodny in recognition of his efforts to help solve the nation’s opioid crisis at a gala celebration on April 11, 2019, at the Harborside Atrium in Jersey City.
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nj1015.com: MORE NJ PARENTS SEE LINK BETWEEN PAINKILLERS AND HEROIN
Posted 12/5/2018
A Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey study finds 69 percent of parents of children 18 or younger believe there is a link between prescription painkillers and the heroin epidemic. Angelo Valente, the Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey, believes this is significant.
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nj1015.com: AN OLD DRUG MAKES A COMEBACK IN NEW JERSEY
Posted 12/3/2018
Methamphetamine use is on the rise, especially in southern parts of the Garden State.