NJ "Recovery Support" License Plate Bill #A-5061
I want to thank everyone who signed our P.I.C.K. Awareness petition to create special "Support Recovery" license plates! Assembly Bill A-5061 has bipartisan support! It was introduced by Assemblyman...
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Every once in a while I wonder if I'm really making a difference. I wonder if all my research, my education and personal experience ever help anyone learn about prevention strategies, general...
View ArticleNJ "Recovery Support" License Plate Bill #A-5061
I want to thank everyone who signed our P.I.C.K. Awareness petition to create special "Support Recovery" license plates! Assembly Bill A-5061 has bipartisan support! It was introduced by Assemblyman...
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Urge your Legislator to vote YES! for N.J. "Support Recovery License Plates
N.J. "Support Recovery" License Plates has been introduced! Bill# A-5061. This bill if passed will bring sorely needed funding to recovery support services. Please urge your Legislator to vote YES!Find...
View ArticleOverdose Awareness Day
Overdose Awareness Day is tomorrow. I am reposting this message because I can't think of a better way to say it. Another year, many more lives lost. Please reach out to people who need help. Break the...
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Governor Christie Announces a 200 Million Dollar Initiative
I was proud to stand with Governor Christie this morning at Integrity House in Newark. His latest press conference announcing the $200 million dollar allocation of additional funds to launch 25 much...
View ArticleDrug Court, "My Two Cents"
Last August I went to the Drug Court graduation in Ocean County. It’s the fourth one that I have gone to. I love going for many reasons, but mostly because as I look around the room, I see the...
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Update- Bill A-5061, N.J. "Support Recovery" License Plates
Bill A5061 is now a Senate Bill! Bill S3552 for N.J. Support Recovery License Plates! Not only will this bring funding to Sober Living and reduce Homelessness, this will help bring awareness to and...
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Kean Drug Recovery License Plate Bill Advances
Last Monday I testified at the Assembly Transportation Committee in Trenton to urge them to vote yes on the passage of NJ Support Recovery License Plates, Bill A5061 & Senate Bill S3552. It was...
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Governor Christie's 2017 Vigil
Yesterday I went to the State House in Trenton to attend the 2017 Vigil. So many wonderful people came to honor those struggling with addiction and to honor and pray for those who lost their fight....
View ArticleMy Testimony for Bill A5061
Bill A5061, also Bill S3552 to implement NJ "Support Recovery" License Plates unanimously passed through the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee. It went on to unanimously...
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"Hidden In Plain Sight"
Pick Awareness had the opportunity to participate in the program "Hidden In Plain Sight, that the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) been doing for N. J. parents and communities. This program...
View ArticleP.I.C.K.'s Inside Edition Segment
Here is the link we promised for the Inside Edition segment, "Hidden In Plain Sight" that P.I.C.K. did with Tim McMahon, Special Agent for the N..J. DEA. Please watch it and learn where your kids...
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Express Scripts Fights Opioid Addiction
A friend recently had surgery. Approximately 1 1/2 months after.... she received this package in the mail from Express Scripts. A disposal bag for safely disposing unused medications and a postcard...
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Pipe Sales @ the Mall
Readily available at a mall near you...... I was walking in a local mall the other day and there they were.....Pipes in every shape and color. Pretty tempting for a pot smoking enthusiast to...
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Bill S-469 Heads to the Senate Floor For a Full Vote
We are almost there! N.J. Support Recovery License plates head to the Senate floor!“I’m thrilled that ‘N.J. Support Recovery License Plates’ have bipartisan support in both the Assembly and the...
View ArticleN.J. Car funds "Support Recovery" License Plate Bill
New Jersey franchised automotive retailers (NJ Car) are committed to raising $50,000 for the "Support Recovery" License Plate in support of Parents in Connection for Kids, Inc. (P.I.C.K. Awareness), a...
View ArticleThank you Eric Arauz
I attended a seminar on July 11, 2017 where a friend of mine, Eric Arauz was presenting to providers, clinicians and mental health professionals. Eric was an accomplished author, a mental health expert...
View Article"Recovery is Possible" by Jamie Wood
I want to thank Jamie Wood for writing this guest blog for P.I.C.K. Awareness. Her courage to share her families story without fear and to let other families know that Recovery is Possible is selfless....
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