MIDLAND PARK – When 26-year-old Samantha Nerney tried heroin for the first time, it didn’t feel like she was playing with fire. The addictive nature of the drug escaped her. “I didn’t know,” she said matter-of-factly. “I just knew how it made me feel.” After years of struggling with drug and alcohol abuse that robbed [...]
FIOS One, May 27, 2017 HAPPY Week was featured on FIOS One Push/Pause! Hear Stephanie talk about the program and see clips from a recent appearance. Watch the video here
WCBS Radio, May 1, 2017 The 16-year-old junior at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, New Jersey has never touched heroin, but she has become something of an expert on the matter. Reifman created a heroin awareness program called HAPPY Week, which stands for “heroin addiction prevents people’s years,” where she goes into schools [...]
The Record, January 31, 2017 ALLENDALE – Growing up, Brianna Bulkley never felt comfortable in her own skin. By 14, she had turned to heroin to numb the pain of being sexually abused. She overdosed five times in 13 years before detoxing for what she said was the last time in September, and entering Spring House, a women’s halfway home in Paramus. Patty Trava's daughter, Caitlin Reiter, was plagued by [...]
