In the News
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shorenewstoday.com: Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day set in October
Posted 9/8/2017
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Opioid abuse is on the rise in New Jersey, an alarming trend that has driven an increase in drug-related deaths throughout the state, officials said, and in October, community members and lawmakers will come together during Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day to raise awareness of the potential that opioid abuse and misuse has to destroy lives.
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Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall in Mercer County POSTPONED
Posted 9/8/2017
MILLBURN — The Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall in Mercer County, originally scheduled for Monday, Sept. 18, as part of a statewide series organized by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, has been postponed.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: Kids, families find comfort in each other after loved ones overdose
Posted 9/7/2017
ATLANTIC CITY — Kids wearing purple admission wristbands ran across the boards on Steel Pier, jumping from the Crazy Mouse to the Flying Dutchman to the Beach Buggies.
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news.vice.com: AFTER DECADES OF LETTING STUDENTS WITH ADDICTIONS FEND FOR THEMSELVES, COLLEGES ARE STARTING TO HELP
Posted 9/7/2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Late last year, Manny Delaveris fell into a rut. He couldn’t shake his pessimism or stop worrying. His brain felt dark, all the time. It wasn’t that different from how he felt back when he was still using painkillers and heroin: empty.
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northjersey.com: For opioid addiction, treatment, hope widely available
Posted 9/7/2017
As attention to the opioid epidemic rises– providing so much hope– misconceptions and misinformation complicate the work of treatment professionals and organizations. Among the inexcusable errors I have seen recently is the suggestion that there is a waiting list for opioid addiction treatment.
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comcastnewsmakers.com [VIDEO]: Angelo Valente, Ex. Dir. PDFNJ Sits Down with Jill Horner
Posted 9/7/2017
Jill Horner speaks with Angelo Valente, Executive Director from the Partnership For a Drug-Free New Jersey, about the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series.
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catholicstarherald.org: Simple steps to safeguard prescriptions
Posted 9/7/2017
New Jersey has some of the most beautiful sunsets, great beaches and farm fresh produce in the area. It also has a heroin overdose rate three times the national average, with over 6,000 drug related deaths since 2004.
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patch.com: New Data Shows 30 New Jersey Towns With Most Heroin Abuse
Posted 9/5/2017
These towns — large and small, urban and suburban — have the most reported heroin abuse cases in New Jersey. And the problem is growing.
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nbcnews.com - Opioid Crisis: How America’s Colleges Are Reacting to the Epidemic
Posted 9/5/2017
The deadly opioid epidemic sweeping the country has largely spared college campuses, but drug abuse experts warn administrators they should be paying closer attention.
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nytimes.com: The First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016: Up 540% in Three Years
Posted 9/3/2017
The first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths in 2016 shows overdose deaths growing even faster than previously thought.