New Jersey 101.5 » prescription drug abuse http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Effort to Rid Homes of Unwanted Drugs Takes Place Saturday [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/effort-to-rid-homes-of-unwanted-drugs-takes-place-saturday-audio/ http://nj1015.com/effort-to-rid-homes-of-unwanted-drugs-takes-place-saturday-audio/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:31 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=257319 This Saturday, New Jersey joins the rest of the nation in an effort to collect unneeded prescription drugs that have become a serious public health threat.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/effort-to-rid-homes-of-unwanted-drugs-takes-place-saturday-audio/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media Staff Photo Attorney General Talks About Heroin Abuse In The Garden State [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/attorney-general-talks-about-heroin-abuse-in-the-garden-state-audio/ http://nj1015.com/attorney-general-talks-about-heroin-abuse-in-the-garden-state-audio/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:19:11 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=256712 Hunterdon County is very affluent and mostly rural, so it's probably not the area of New Jersey that comes to mind when you think about heroin abuse, but maybe it should be.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/attorney-general-talks-about-heroin-abuse-in-the-garden-state-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User CGehlen Ocean County Takes Action On Rising Drug Abuse [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/ocean-county-takes-action-on-rising-drug-abuse-audio/ http://nj1015.com/ocean-county-takes-action-on-rising-drug-abuse-audio/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:19:43 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=251967 Because prescription drug abuse among kids and teens in the Garden State remains a huge problem, Ocean County is looking at possible prevention methods - one of which is a new online survey.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/ocean-county-takes-action-on-rising-drug-abuse-audio/feed/ 0 (Flickr Photo: Charles Williams) NJ Prescription Drug Abuse Spirals Out Of Control [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-prescription-drug-abuse-spirals-out-of-control-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-prescription-drug-abuse-spirals-out-of-control-audio/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:16:39 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=170872 A new public service campaign has been launched to raise awareness about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in the Garden State.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-prescription-drug-abuse-spirals-out-of-control-audio/feed/ 0 US Attorney For NJ at launch of prescription drug abuse campaign (David Matthau, Townsquare Media) New Effort Launched to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse in Jersey http://nj1015.com/new-effort-launched-to-stop-prescription-drug-abuse-in-jersey/ http://nj1015.com/new-effort-launched-to-stop-prescription-drug-abuse-in-jersey/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:13:19 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=170741 A new campaign is underway to prevent prescription drug abuse in the Garden state.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-effort-launched-to-stop-prescription-drug-abuse-in-jersey/feed/ 0 David Matthau, Townsquare Media NJ Prescription Drug Initiative Goes Statewide [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/prescription-drug-initiative-goes-statewide-audio/ http://nj1015.com/prescription-drug-initiative-goes-statewide-audio/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:48:27 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=169369 No matter where you live in New Jersey, there is now a safe and secure spot to dispose of any unused or expired medications that may be lying around your home.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/prescription-drug-initiative-goes-statewide-audio/feed/ 0 A new drop site debuts in Paramus (Townsquare Media) NJ101.5 Honored For Teen Drug Use Series http://nj1015.com/nj101-5-honored-for-teen-drug-use-series/ http://nj1015.com/nj101-5-honored-for-teen-drug-use-series/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:09:51 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=164840 New Jersey 101.5's Stacy Proebstle was honored by the Governor's Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse for her recent series on teen drug abuse.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj101-5-honored-for-teen-drug-use-series/feed/ 0 (L-R) Eric Johnson, Eric Scott, Stacy Proesbtle and Council Executive Director John Hulick (Townsquare Media NJ) Should Parents Use Home Drug Testing Kits? [POLL/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/should-parents-use-home-drug-testing-kits-audio/ http://nj1015.com/should-parents-use-home-drug-testing-kits-audio/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:01:46 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=122477 As prescription drug abuse rises among teens in New Jersey, more parents are considering home drug testing kits for their children.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-parents-use-home-drug-testing-kits-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Arvindgrover Preventing Drug Abuse Starts At Home [SERIES] http://nj1015.com/preventing-drug-abuse-starts-at-home-series/ http://nj1015.com/preventing-drug-abuse-starts-at-home-series/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:00:08 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=155925 Because prescription drugs are most often in a medicine cabinet with easy access, steps need to be taken when it comes to your medication.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/preventing-drug-abuse-starts-at-home-series/feed/ 0 Scott Olsen, Getty Images Fatal Drug Overdoses, Every Parent's Worst Nightmare [SERIES] http://nj1015.com/fatal-drug-overdoses-every-parents-worst-nightmare/ http://nj1015.com/fatal-drug-overdoses-every-parents-worst-nightmare/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:00:57 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=155322 In New Jersey, overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death. Almost 6,000 people have died from drug overdoses in the state since 2004.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/fatal-drug-overdoses-every-parents-worst-nightmare/feed/ 0 Stacy Proebstle, Townsquare Media