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50 People To Know: N.J. Teen Stephanie Reifman Starts Heroin Awareness Program

2023-01-02T18:28:06-05:00May 1st, 2017|

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 [...]

Student aims to save lives with drug prevention program

2023-01-02T18:28:14-05:00January 31st, 2017|

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 [...]

H.A.P.P.Y. Program Inspires Students at Eisenhower

2023-01-02T18:28:31-05:00December 20th, 2016|

Wyckoff Public Schools, Dec 20, 2016 Eisenhower Middle School recently hosted a H.A.P.P.Y. presentation to the community and students . H.A.P.P.Y. stands for Heroin Addiction Prevents People’s Years and is a program that was designed by Northern Highlands junior Stephanie Reifman to bring awareness about the severity and prevalence of heroin addiction in Bergen County... [...]

Upper Saddle River student works to keep peers off of heroin

2023-01-02T18:28:38-05:00June 23rd, 2016|

The Town Journal, June 23, 2016 Stephanie Reifman, a sophomore at Northern Highlands High School and a resident of Upper Saddle River was recognized on May 18 by the New Jersey State Board of Education and Commissioner of Education for her significant contributions to the school and community. Pictured: Joseph Occhino, Northern Highlands Principal; Norah [...]

New Jersey State Board of Education – Student Recognition Program

2023-01-02T18:28:45-05:00May 18th, 2016|

NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNITION CEREMONY MAY 18, 2016 The State Board of Education on May 18, 2016, honored students and student groups from around the state and an educator at the annual recognition ceremony in Trenton. Accompanied by the executive county superintendent, school and school district officials, family and friends, the students [...]

Northwest Bergen Mayors’ group hosts talk on addiction, depression

2023-01-02T18:28:51-05:00March 21st, 2016|

The Town Journal, March 21, 2016 Sometimes, kids get their first taste of opiates at "pill parties" where pills are provided for sampling and peer pressure takes over. Occasionally, it may be just another drug tried after casual use of "gateway" drug such as alcohol or marijuana. But the majority of heroin users start with [...]

Prosecutor hopes to implement program for recovering addicts

2023-01-02T18:28:57-05:00March 12th, 2016|

The Record, March 12, 2016 Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said Saturday he will follow through on a program to bring recovering heroin addicts to hospitals to counsel overdose victims — a potential strategy to stop them from using again immediately after being rescued with the Narcan antidote. ... Stephanie Reifman, a sophomore at [...]

Message from the Mayor – Drug Abuse Prevention

2023-01-02T18:29:02-05:00November 6th, 2015|

Borough of Franklin Lakes, November 6, 2015 Recently you heard about our efforts to strengthen our fight against drug abuse in our community. Click here to view the press release. At the center of this fight is our Municipal Alliance whose mission is to identify, plan and implement alcoholism and drug abuse prevention and public [...]

AAUW honors Wayne area students at induction ceremony

2023-01-02T18:29:08-05:00November 5th, 2015|

Wayne Today, November 5, 2015 The AAUW Greater Wayne Area (GWA) branch held its second annual Girls Hall of Fame induction ceremony recently at the Wayne Public Library. This award honors girls between the ages of 12-18 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership of legacy projects that make a difference within their local community or the [...]

Raising awareness of heroin addiction

2023-01-02T18:29:15-05:00October 22nd, 2015|

The Jewish Standard, October 22, 2015 Few doubt that the behavior of celebrities is of major interest to our young people (and, let’s face it, not-so-young people) Some might contend that this influence is purely negative — but that is not always the case. Horrified by the drug-related death of 31-year-old “Glee” actor Cory Monteith [...]

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