NEW BRUNSWICK – Twenty-nine New Jersey high school students will perform their original substance abuse prevention songs at the 12th annual ‘Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert’ at Rutgers University Nicholas Music Center, 85 George St, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, May 25, 7-9 p.m.
Twenty-one performances consisting of twenty-nine high school finalists representing fourteen counties throughout the state will perform their original peer-to-peer music at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) annual prevention concert “New Jersey Shout Down Drugs.”
Music often serves as an outlet for many individuals and a way in which a powerful message can be effectively conveyed. These finalists tell stories within their music ranging from seeing addiction and substance abuse firsthand to the consequences of substance abuse and how one can remain drug-free.
The program’s website www.shoutdowndrugs.com features this year’s finalist’s profiles, allowing the public to listen to their music and read their lyrics.
First, second, and third place winners will be selected that evening. The winners will receive $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 respectively along with a music contract with PDFNJ to perform their winning songs throughout the state of New Jersey over the next year.
Best known for its statewide anti-drug advertising campaign, the PDFNJ is a private not-for-profit coalition of professionals from the communications, corporate and government communities whose collective mission is to reduce demand for illicit drugs in New Jersey.