Author Archives: Denise Farrell

The Partnership at Drugfree.org Announces New Public/Private Partnership: “Wake Up to Medicine Abuse”

~ News of First-of-its-Kind National Campaign and Call to Action Presented at Operation UNITE’s National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Florida ~ April 10, 2012 (New York, NY) - The Partnership at Drugfree.org, in collaboration with Mallinkrodt, the pharmaceutical business of …

More Than Half of Massachusetts Parents Say Their Kids Have Access to Abusable Prescription Drugs in Their Homes

~ New survey demonstrates that parents should take further precautions to safeguard medications~ Boston, MA—October 12, 2011—According to the results of a recent statewide survey, more than half of parents (56 percent) say their kids have access to their (parents’) …

Representative Thomas A. Golden Jr. and The Partnership at Drugfree.org Hold Substance Abuse Forum With Merrimack Valley High School Student Leaders

~ October 4 Event Co-Hosted by Middlesex Community College ~ LOWELL, MA – October 5, 2011 – Representative Thomas A. Golden Jr. hosted a community education presentation with the national nonprofit, The Partnership at Drugfree.org, at Middlesex Community College to …

Steve Pasierb Introduces New Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drug Guide for Parents

Vike, Dance Fever, French Fries. These are nicknames for common prescription drugs – drugs that teens are abusing often – and with serious consequences. Join our President and CEO Steve Pasierb as he educates parents about the dangers of prescription …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org Teams Up With Renew Media, LLC To Extend Messages of Recovery

NEW YORK, NY – September 15, 2011 – The Partnership at Drugfree.org today announced Renew Media, LCC as one of its first strategic partners to help further the organization’s new cause campaign, You Are Not Alone.  This campaign calls on …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org Joins 2011 Art of Recovery Expo as Signature Partner

  ~National Spokesperson Melissa Gilbert to Speak~ NEW YORK, NY – September 8, 2011 – The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a nonprofit organization that helps parents prevent, intervene in and find treatment for drug and alcohol use by their children, is …

Join Former Miss USA Tara Conner for LIVE Facebook Chat on Treatment and Recovery

Join us for our monthly “Meet the Parents Hour,” a popular, LIVE Facebook Chat and Q&A session taking place this Wednesday, August 24 at 12 p.m. EDT/ 9 a.m. PDT, featuring Tara Conner, former Miss USA and Public Advocacy Consultant for Caron Treatment Centers. …

Join Melissa Gilbert for LIVE Facebook Chat and Insights on Recovery and Parenting

Hi, I’m Melissa Gilbert. I’m the national spokesperson for The Partnership at Drugfree.org, and you probably know me best as Laura on “Little House on the Prairie.” I’m still acting, and I’m also an author, a mother and, most importantly, …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org Welcomes Country Music Artist Hannah Michelle Weeks as Ambassador to Cause

New York, NY, July 12, 2011 – Country singer and emerging artist Hannah Michelle Weeks is collaborating with The Partnership at Drugfree.org and making drug abuse prevention her personal cause. Making waves in the music industry since the age of …