In the News

  • 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.

  • Decline in Drug, Alcohol and Suicide Deaths Shows Progress Is Possible, But Prevention Efforts Must Continue

    Posted 6/17/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ — After years of devastating losses tied to substance use and suicide, new national data showing a decline in deaths offers a measure of hope. Prevention leaders say the progress is encouraging, but fragile, and must be met with continued investment in education, responsible prescribing, treatment and recovery support.

  • Webinar to Address Shifting Disparities in Opioid Overdose Prevention

    Posted 6/16/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ – The next webinar in the 2026 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will focus on the changing impact of the opioid epidemic across communities and the need for more equitable prevention, treatment and response strategies. The free session, titled “Achieving Racial & Ethnic Equity in Response to the Opioid Epidemic,” will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, and is presented by PDFNJ, the Office of Alternative and Community Responses, and the Opioid Education Foundation of America.

  • NJ Students Use Music to Deliver Impaired Driving Prevention Message

    Posted 6/15/2026

    MILLBURN NJ — New Jersey high school students used their voices, creativity and original music this year to help deliver a lifesaving prevention message about the dangers of impaired driving through PDFNJ’s 22nd Annual Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey competition.

  • PDFNJ Announces Winners of 2026 Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs

    Posted 6/11/2026

    MILLBURN, NJ—Audrey Lautan of Somerset and Suhaib Toor of Saddle River have been named co-winners of PDFNJ’s 2026 Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs fourth grade bookmark contest.

  • Statewide Summit Focuses on Safer Pain Management & Healthy Aging for Older Adults

    Posted 6/9/2026

    ATLANTIC CITY — Hundreds of older adults, caregivers, healthcare professionals, social service providers, community leaders and advocates gathered Friday, June 5, for the 2nd Annual NJ Healthy Aging Summit on Opioid Safety & Alternatives at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino.