Community Forum

HEROIN IS IN OUR COMMUITY: LET’S BREAK THE SIEGE

Manalapan, NJ (April 28, 2014) – The Manalapan-Englishtown Community Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse will host a community forum on the current heroin and opiate epidemic affecting Manalapan Township and Englishtown Borough on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School. The program will feature a series of speakers with first hand experience including Patrolman Kevin Ruditsky of Manalapan Township Police Department, Abby Boxman, Beth Wisniewsky and Michael DeLeon of Steered Straight, Inc.  Additionally, a number of community treatment providers will be on-site as well to share their services.

The Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) is at 155 Millhurst Road, Manalapan, NJ.

Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the presence of heroin and opiate drug abuse in our communities, its consequences and our communities fight to prevent more lives from being damaged or lost due to these drugs. 

For more information, please feel free to call David Richardson, Health Officer, at (732) 446-8345 or health@mtnj.org.

The Manalapan-Englishtown Community Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse exists as a catalyst within our community to raise public awareness about alcohol and substance abuse issues.  The Alliance is part of a statewide effort aimed at the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse.  Alliance funding is primarily provided by the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse through Drug Enforcement Demand Reduction (D.E.D.R.) Funds.  Additional funding is provided by Manalapan Township, donations and fundraisers.  The Alliance is a volunteer board comprised of community residents and representatives.  The Alliance meets monthly, routinely on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Manalapan Senior Center.  For more information about the Alliance please contact David Richardson as noted above.