In the News
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Nine bricks of heroin seized in raid on Red Bank home
Posted 8/3/2011
Investigators seized nine bricks of heroin during a raid on a Drummond Avenue residence Tuesday morning, police said.
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Expert not surprised by designer drug's role in Bridgewater assault
Posted 7/21/2011
Despite a high-profile arrest on July 13 of a Bridgewater man, the county Prosecutor’s Office says such designer drugs are unlikely to become a big problem in Somerset.
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2011 Third Grade Contract for a Healthy Life Survey Winner Announced
Posted 7/19/2011
PDFNJ is pleased to announce that Margaret Lauricella, of Greenville Elementary School in Howell Township, has been randomly selected as winner of the Third Grade Contract for a Healthy Life online survey contest.
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Save the Date: GCADA Summit 9/9/2011
Posted 7/19/2011
Governor's Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Annual Alliance Summit
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Anti-Drug Campaign Alerts Parents to Dangerously High Heroin Purity
Posted 7/12/2011
PDFNJ announced the release of a multi-media public service campaign alerting parents in New Jersey about the rising purity and dangers of heroin.
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NJ’s Collective Effort To Curb Underage Drinking At The Shore This Summer
Posted 6/29/2011
Attorney General Paula T. Dow today joined with state, county and local law enforcement officials to announce a comprehensive law enforcement and public awareness effort...
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2011 Winners of Listen-Up Parents to the Danger of Underage Drinking Radio PSA
Posted 6/28/2011
2011 Winner - Borough School in Morris Plains, Morris County
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CALI, Colombia: GM marijuana problem growing in Colombia
Posted 6/24/2011
Greenhouses lined with genetically modified marijuana sit on a mountainside just an hour ride from Cali, Colombia, where farmers say the enhanced plants are more powerful and profitable.
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Prescription painkillers offer a gateway to cheaper narcotics, gangsters tell SCI
Posted 6/16/2011
The tide of illegal narcotics use in New Jersey is shifting, with heroin currently the No. 1 drug in Monmouth County, according to a veteran investigator with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Hunterdon Democrat - Close the loophole on teen drinking
Posted 6/15/2011
West Amwell and Clinton townships have ordinances giving police the right, in the presence of “reasonable and articulable suspicion,” to charge minors on private property with underage drinking.