About Addiction
If you’ve made the choice to end your substance abuse, it’s important to know that your journey is just beginning. You’ve made a brave and empowering choice that has led you to take control of your life again. Once you’ve settled on this decision, it’s time to reach out for the myriad resources and help…
Why is it that sometimes it can feel easier to forgive others than to forgive yourself? Forgiveness is a powerful act that can be hard to do, especially when it’s yourself that you need to forgive. Everyone has done things in their past that they regret. During recovery from drug or alcohol abuse, it’s…
A sobering reality about Substance Abuse Detox treatment in New Jersey and how it may be a necessity. Detoxification is the process when your body is cleansed of all drugs, alcohol, and toxins in your system. As a result, if your body is dependent on drugs or alcohol, which is usually true involving drug addiction,…
Making a choice to separate or wean off a particularly harmful substance in your life is brave and empowering. Whether it’s alcohol, opiates, Xanax, or any other substance whose cons outweigh the benefits, this choice is the first in many vital steps to achieving freedom. But this choice isn’t the only choice we have to…
What is detox? It falls into two fundamental types that persist for some time following the cessation of alcohol and drug usage. First, detoxification, or detox for short, is necessary to kick start the recovery process and lay the foundation for substance use recovery. It’s the process of removing substances from your body, typically with…
If you or a loved one are looking to receive substance abuse treatment, you will typically have two options to choose from: either an inpatient drug rehab or an outpatient treatment program.These two programs have a common goal – rehabilitation. However, they each have their own unique benefits and level of care. While many people…
You might have heard the term Intensive Outpatient Program, or IOP, thrown around. But what does it actually mean? If you are looking for an outpatient program that provides flexibility, relapse prevention, and community, an IOP might be a good fit for you. An IOP is a treatment program designed to treat addiction, depression, and…
Dual diagnosis is when you have two or more co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and drug or alcohol addiction, for example. Treating addiction and mental health disorders together increases the likelihood of recovery. If you treat one disorder without addressing the other, then it’s more likely for…
Over the last decade, we have seen opiate addiction skyrocket, as well as opioid overdose rates. While there are paths to recovery from opiate addiction, first, it’s important to understand what opiates are, what addiction may look like, and recovery options. What are Opiates? Opiates, or opioids, are controlled, narcotic, prescription painkillers. They are typically…
After going through a treatment program, you may be asking yourself what the next steps are. You have some choices to make that can influence your future. For example, will you move back home? This can be tricky if you do not have a supportive environment or are surrounded by the same triggers that landed…