In the News

  • Congressman Menendez, St. Francis Students Lead Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Efforts

    Posted 10/6/2026

    Union City, NJ — Congressman Rob Menendez and eighth-grade students from St. Francis Academy shared valuable information with residents about the risks of opioids and the opioid epidemic as part of Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day on Tuesday, October 6.

  • Webinar Examines Substance Use in Rural and Urban Communities

    Posted 10/5/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ – The next webinar in the 2026 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will examine substance use and addiction in rural and urban communities.

  • PDFNJ Earns First-Place Honors for Healthy Aging Summit

    Posted 9/17/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ — PDFNJ earned first place in the Public Relations: Special Events category at the 58th NJ Ad Club Jersey Awards for its NJ Healthy Aging Summit on Opioid Safety & Alternatives.

  • EMS-Initiated Buprenorphine Webinar Set for September 10

    Posted 8/27/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ – The next webinar in the 2026 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will examine the role of EMS-initiated buprenorphine in addressing opioid use disorder.

  • NJ Social Media Legislation Brings Renewed Focus to Youth Mental Health

    Posted 8/25/2026

    MILLBURN – New Jersey’s newly enacted three-bill package will establish a research center dedicated to studying social media’s effects on young people and create new online privacy and safety protections for minors. The action brings renewed statewide focus to the relationship between social media, youth mental health and substance use prevention.

  • Importance of Education Highlighted

    Posted 8/20/2026

    MILLBURN – August is recognized as National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, and PDFNJ is highlighting the critical role of education and early intervention, reinforcing a nationwide commitment to preventing substance use before it begins.

  • Bookmarks Remind Students to Stay Drug-Free

    Posted 8/19/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ - A positive message about healthy, drug-free choices will reach 40,000 fourth grade students throughout New Jersey this school year through the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs bookmark initiative.

  • PDFNJ Supports DEA Action On Kratom-Derived Opioids

    Posted 7/30/2026

    MILLBURN – The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) strongly supports the Drug Enforcement Administration’s plan to temporarily classify certain concentrated and synthetic kratom-derived opioids as Schedule I controlled substances.

  • Paterson Middle School Students Win PSA Contest Promoting Substance Use Prevention

    Posted 7/10/2026

    PATERSON — A team of eighth-grade students from Martin Luther King Jr. School, PS #30, created the top public service announcement addressing the dangers of substance misuse to win PDFNJ's annual statewide Middle School PSA Challenge.

  • PDFNJ Webinar - "Understanding NJ Prescription Drug Monitoring"

    Posted 7/7/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ – The next webinar in the 2026 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will examine the role of prescription drug monitoring in addressing the opioid crisis.