The Town Journal, October 8, 2015 Stephanie Reifman completed her Girl Scout Gold Award project by creating H.A.P.P.Y. (Heroin Addiction Prevents People's Years) week as a way to educate her peers at Northern Highlands Regional High School about the dangers of the drug. "Heroin addiction is a huge problem in my community. I created H.A.P.P.Y. [...]
The Town Journal, February 11, 2015 Janis Joplin, Cory Monteith, River Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, all entertainers who gained widespread success but met the same end - a drug overdose. And they are no different than the everyday person when it comes to drug addiction. It matters not if a user is a famous [...]
The Record, February 9, 2015 WITH NEW legislation aimed at preventing both prescription drug abuse and drug overdoses, state leaders are readily acknowledging what many people in North Jersey have known for a while: There is a significant heroin problem in suburbia. As The Record reported Friday, the state Attorney General's Office notes a 160 [...]
The Record, February 5, 2015 ALLENDALE – Her rosy cheeks and propensity to fidget when she talks before the audience give away Stephanie Reifman’s youth. But this 14-year-old is taking on a challenge most adults would balk at. She’s waging a battle against heroin. Reifman brought parents and her peers together Wednesday night to hear [...]
The Town Journal, January 29, 2015 Early in February, Northern Highlands freshman Stephanie Reifman will bring fellow students a crash course in heroin addiction awareness. Those in Upper Saddle River are familiar with her H.A.P.P.Y. (Heroin Addiction Prevents Peoples Years) Awareness Program, which saw great success last year and the young adult is looking to [...]
The Record, December 12, 2013 In an age when DARE isn't always enough to keep kids off drugs, it's can be a challenge for communities to keep children aware of the consequences and not fall into the trap of lecturing. At Upper Saddle River's Cavallini Middle School, one eighth-grader is using teen culture and real [...]
