Category: addiction treatment

Heroin Addiction in New Jersey: Statistics and Treatment Options

Addiction is no stranger to most people here in the state of New Jersey. Sadly, many people in this area of the country suffer from various types of illicit drug addiction, including heroin use. In fact, the statistics of heroin use in New Jersey are certainly alarming. However, these numbers are precisely the reason why […]

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What You Need to Know About Codependency and Addiction

Addiction affects millions of people and it is one of the most harrowing and difficult things a person can experience in their life.  Substance dependence is often made all the worse by codependence. When codependency and addiction come together, this causes the person suffering from addiction to keep doing their drug of choice.  However, there […]

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Families Disclose The Effects of a Loved One’s Addiction In Book

No one is an island. When an addict makes the difficult but necessary decision to enter addiction treatment in New Jersey, it’s often after they’ve done damage to not only themselves physically and psychologically, but also emotionally to people close to them. Nowhere is this more evident than with a substance use disorder sufferer’s family. […]

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Mac Miller, the Stigma on Mental Illness, and Addiction

“No matter where life takes me, find me with a smile.” These famous lyrics to Mac Miller’s popular song ‘Best Day Ever’ could not have been further from the truth for the popular rapper who died of an apparent overdose on September 7th, 2018. It is no understatement that Mac Miller’s music influenced a generation […]

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When it Comes to Group Therapy or 12 Step Programs, Sharing is Caring

After being at the Discovery Institute for alcohol rehab in NJ, going to meetings is a great way to help you transition back into your everyday life with a ready made support structure. Twelve step programs and group therapy are excellent tools of addiction treatment, but it can be really scary to share in meetings, […]

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Clifton Surgeon’s Contribution to the NJ Drug Abuse Problem

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 […]

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Nearly 20 Percent of New Jersey Residents Suffering from Mental Illness

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, […]

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Experimental Prison in NJ Acts More Like Rehab Center than Jail

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 […]

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