Life Skills You’ll Learn in Addiction Recovery
Going through substance abuse treatment and addiction recovery programs is more than just finding freedom from substances – it is a way in which you can completely turn your life around, reject the old lifestyle you once pursued and build recovery skills. These life skills are a key component to any recovery program as they provide you with the tools you need to get back into the world with a newfound strength, healthy goals and coping mechanisms that will sustain recovery for the long run. What are recovery skills? Recovery skills are introduced in substance abuse treatment as tools [...]
How to Find a Substance Abuse Treatment Program to Meet Your Needs
Deciding to enter an addiction treatment program is a huge step in your recovery. But beginning the process includes researching and finding a treatment program. If you've begun this process, you already know how overwhelming it can be with the number of available treatment centers in the US. Hopefully, to help minimize any stress you may feel, we've narrowed down a few things to keep in consideration – such as location, levels of care and accreditation – to help you find an effective program for drug or alcohol addiction. Not only will the best program provide you the best treatment, [...]
New Jersey’s Opioid Prescription Law
Governor Chris Christie’s new law on stricter opioid prescription regulations went into effect May 16, 2017. The new law is to combat against the growing rate of opioid related deaths that is taking a toll on New Jersey families. According to the CDC, approximately 1,600 people died in New Jersey of drug overdoses in 2015. More data from the CDC show that the rate of heroin and fentanyl deaths in New Jersey has started to outpace the national average. When New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino learned that 8 out of 10 overdose deaths began with prescription painkillers, immediate action was [...]
