A possibly-wise person once said, “Businesses know more about addiction than anyone else in any other field”. As time goes on and research becomes more revealing about the illness of addiction, it’s slowly turning out that, while this statement may be more accusatory than factual when it comes to most industries, there may be some […]
Sometimes people who are addicted to drugs or abusing alcohol feel so ashamed of their destructive dependence on the substance, that they feel like they have to punish themselves. Even though they realize that the addiction is unhealthy, and damaging to their body and mind, their shame drives them ever deeper into addiction. They may […]
Regardless of the fact that police officers are supposed to protect and serve the community at large in which they work, one officer instead decided to only really look out for himself. Officer Thomas McWain took some questionable steps when he asked people to bring him drugs directly through text messages, which were apparently quickly […]
Due to the stigma of drug use and abuse in many religious communities, receiving addiction treatment in New Jersey can be particularly difficult for those with faith who also find themselves with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. One Orthodox Jewish family in the state is hoping to bring light to this problem by going […]
If might be easy to assume that since the opioid addiction problem in New Jersey has hit unprecedented levels that doctors who have the power to prescribe opioid-based pain relievers would have become a lot more careful when it comes to giving their patients these drugs. However, orthopedic surgeon Evangelos Megariotis in Clifton has been […]
Between 2011 and 2015, the average number of people in New Jersey who reported having a mental illness was a staggering 933,674. Though not every one of these nearly one-million people will have a dual diagnosis with substance abuse, many people with mental illness also have an addiction to drugs or alcohol. In these situations, […]
It seems as though the government is starting to take notice that time spent in prison or jail should be used to rehabilitate the offender rather than being seen totally as a punishment. Though there are many forms of rehabilitating people, addiction treatment is New Jersey’s current focus – at least as far as the […]
LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, is among the strongest of hallucinogenic drugs. First discovered in 1939, LSD reached its peak in popularity during the 60s. It since became illegal in 1965 and was banned from medical use in 1970 under the Controlled Substances Act. However, LSD remains prevalent in party scenes with young people, with […]
Not to be confused with the stimulant methamphetamine, methadone is an opioid pain reliever with effects similar to morphine. The drug was originally introduced as a way to reduce withdrawal symptoms from those coming off of heroin or other narcotic drugs. However, due to the nature of methadone, this narcotic can be highly-addictive if used […]
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