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  • Community Strategies to Fight Opioid Addiction Topic of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series Webinar

    Posted 3/12/2025

    MILLBURN - The 2025 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will continue with a webinar focused on community-based strategies to combat opioid use. This educational event is a collaboration between the PDFNJ, the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR), and the Opioid Education Foundation of America (OEFA), and is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 13.

  • PDFNJ Calls on Middle Schoolers to Enter the 2024-2025 PSA Challenge

    Posted 2/26/2025

    MILLBURN, NJ — New Jersey middle school students can make a difference in their communities by using their creativity to share powerful substance use prevention messages with their peers across the state. PDFNJ invites 5th through 8th grade students to enter the 2024-2025 Middle School PSA Challenge, where they can create a 30-second public service announcement, compete for a $1,000 prize, and have their message amplified on social media.

  • Essex County Business Leaders Invited to Free Breakfast Workshop on Opioid Crisis

    Posted 2/24/2025

    MILLBURN, NJ — Local business and community leaders can take action against the opioid crisis at a complimentary breakfast workshop on March 26, at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Montclair. Hosted by the Essex County Health & Wellness Recovery Center, the Montclair Mayors Wellness Campaign, the Montclair Department of Health and Human Services, and PDFNJ, the event will provide a legal update and training session on effective drug-free workplace policies.

  • Preventing Opioid Misuse & Addiction Topic of Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series Webinar

    Posted 2/24/2025

    MILLBURN - The 2025 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will continue with a webinar that focuses on preventing opioid use and dependency. This educational event is a collaboration between PDFNJ, the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR), and the Opioid Education Foundation of America (OEFA), and is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  • Last Chance for High School Musicians to Shine in "Your Song! Your Voice!" Competition

    Posted 2/18/2025

    MILLBURN, NJ — High school musicians across New Jersey have just one month left to submit their original songs for the 21st Annual Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey competition. The deadline for entries is Thursday, March 20.

  • PDFNJ and PSEG Foundation Engage NJ Students in Substance Use Prevention

    Posted 2/10/2025

    MILLBURN - PDFNJ, with support from the PSEG Foundation, will distribute its Third Grade Life Choices Coloring and Activity Book to 40,000 students across NJ this year. These activity books, designed to teach children about healthy living and the importance of avoiding drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, feature a contract that students, parents, and teachers sign as a pledge to make healthy choices.

  • njbiz.com - "How does legal cannabis impact NJ workplaces?"

    Posted 2/10/2025

    PDFNJ webinar explores guidelines for maintaining a healthy, safe, and drug-free workplace.

  • National Expert Nancy Delogu, Esq. to Discuss Cannabis Law & Court Decisions Impacting NJ

    Posted 2/3/2025

    MILLBURN, NJ — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) invites New Jersey businesses to its 25th annual members webinar, “A Legal Update,” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025. This free event is part of the PDFNJ's workplace prevention program, Drugs Don't Work in NJ.

  • DEA to Highlight National Trends in First Webinar of 2025 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series

    Posted 1/24/2025

    MILLBURN — The 2025 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will kick off with an exploration of the latest trends and solutions in the opioid epidemic. This educational event, a collaboration of PDFNJ, the Office of Alternative and Community Responses, and the Opioid Education Foundation of America, is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 30.

  • nj.com - Talk to kids about risks of marijuana use | Opinion

    Posted 12/13/2024

    NJ.com: PDFNJ Ex. Dir Angelo M. Valente - "Every conversation counts."