Thank you to all who attended our 10th Annual Addiction Conference! What a great opportunity for all of us to learn from nationally-recognized leaders as well as local experts and network with professionals from across the state.

A special thank you to the Department of Human Services, Division of Addiction services for their funding and support of this important conference. And thank you to our Conference Planning Committee and Partners as well as our exhibitors, who helped make the day a great success.

NJPN’s Executive Director Diane Litterer; Douglas Collier, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New Jersey Division; Frances Harding, Director, U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Raquel Jeffers, Director, Division of Addiction Services; and Dr. Carlo DiClemente, Professor, University of Maryand

Download some of the presentations from the conference!

Keynote Speech:

How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover: Stages of Change and Addiction Revisited
Dr. Carlo DiClemente, University of Maryland, Baltimore Maryland

Workshops:

Coming to Grips with LossÂ
Kate Cummings, Mrs. Wilson’s

Don’t Get Stuck; From Needle Exchange to TreatmentÂ
Alan Oberman & Georgette Watson, John Brooks Recovery Center & South Jersey AIDS Alliance

Energizing Group ProcessÂ
Fran Miceli, Private Consultant

Matching Provider Strategies with Client Mechanisms andÂ
Processes of Change in Addictive Behavior Change
Dr. Carlo DiClemente, University of Maryland, Baltimore Maryland

Prevention for the Wounded WarriorÂ
Denise Horton & Sharon Brady, Army Substance Abuse Program & U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program

The Science of AddictionÂ
Elizabeth Conte, New Jersey Division of Addiction Studies

A Taste of Motivational Interviewing
Tiffany Parkhouse & Angela Pia, Community Solutions, Inc.