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According to on-air statistics, more people died in New Jersey from heroin overdose last year than from vehicle accidents. Even more surprising; the Garden State is home to 10% of the nations heroin addicts -- some of which are as young as ten years old.
Can You Ride a Stationary Bike? Earn $ per Mile for Heroin Addiction Treatment
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Over 6 years time, the number of suburban New Jersey residents seeking help for heroin addiction grew more than 60 per cent, while 33 per cent fewer city dwellers sought similar assistance with heroin addiction.
New Jersey Suburban Heroin Crisis 2014
Heroin addiction is a big problem for New Jersey, but it often starts with prescription pain medicine addiction. Can prescription pain killer addiction be stopped before it leads to heroin use?
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced the Narcan Pilot Initiative today. The new Initiative will allow police officers and first responders to carry Narcan, the anti-narcotic which may save lives in cases of narcotics overdose.
Gov. Christie Announces Narcan Pilot Initiative
A high-profile crowd packed into the Herbertsville Fire Company in Brick, New Jersey on April 2 to listen to Governor Chris Christie announce the Narcan Pilot Initiative. The Initiative will allow first responders, including police, to carry Narcan, a drug that can save lives when administered during a heroin overdose.
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A senator from West Virginia has proposed banning the prescription hydrocodone drug Zohydro until a new, safer version is available.
Senator Proposes Ban on Zohydro
As the controversy surrounding Zohydro continues, one U.S. senator has proposed revoking the FDA's approval until Zogenix creates a less-abuseable version of the drug.
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Highlights from a new slide presentation raising awareness about a powerful new opioid painkiller known as Zohydro.
Zohydro: Raising Awareness
The new drug Zohydro is very powerful, and a lot of people are worried about abuse. I built a slide deck to raise awareness about Zohydro.
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Ocean County Prosecutors Office data shows that Toms River leads with 24 of the over 100 fatalities in Ocean County in 2013.
Toms River Tops Ocean County for Drug Overdose Deaths
Amazing chart from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office shows Toms River New Jersey leads Ocean County with 24 of the record 101 drug overdose deaths so far in 2013.
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Donna Bonk presented alongside several excellent local speakers on the topic of children, drugs and alcohol in New Jersey, for a meeting of the Colts Neck Community Alliance.
Colts Neck Alliance Meeting on Kids, Drugs, and Alcohol in NJ
At a recent meeting of the Colts Neck Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Donna Bonk presented a "Parents Perspective", addressing the importance of talking to children about drugs and alcohol before they get into trouble.
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"Steered Straight" founder Mike DeLeon visits The Counseling Center at Freehold, and presents a workshop.
Steered Straight Benefit in Freehold
Donna Bonk represented The Counseling Center at Freehold at the Steered Straight benefit dinner, held at the American Hotel in Freehold.
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Certified Addictions Counselor Peter Czabafy presented a seminar "Making Change Fun" at The Counseling Center at Freehold on May 10.
Peter Czabafy at The Counseling Center at Freehold
Peter O. Czabafy, BA, CADC presented "Making Change Fun", an informative seminar on addiction treatment and recovery, to an appreciative audience in the offices of The Counseling Center in Freehold.
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Donna Bonk introduced the new Adolescent IOP Program to the Marlboro Township Alliance for Substance Abuse
Marlboro Township Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
As The Counseling Center at Freehold Community Relations Representative, I attended the Marlboro Township Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse April 11th meeting and updated participants with details of The Counseling Center's new Adolescent IOP program. This program is an important new resource for community youth and their families dealing with substance abuse problems.
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Ocean County Association of Substance Awareness (OCSAC) Meeting
The OCSAC (Ocean County Association of Substance Awareness Coordinators) is a group of school professionals and community-based professionals who meet to address substance abuse awareness in our education system and communities. New Jersey has mandated that every school system have such a group to assist the schools and communities, so they may become better educated about substance abuse.
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