Egg Harbor Township, NJ, November 12, 2018 – Behavioral Crossroads, LLC is announcing their community program called Project R.O.A.D. in affiliation with the Pleasantville Police Department. The agencies are working together several days a week providing outreach and resources to those struggling with addiction and mental health issues in the local community. The Outreach team…
With the holiday season quickly approaching, for many of us our first thoughts are holiday parties, food, drinks, and just having a good time with family and friends. However, this can also be the time of year that can trigger someone in recovery to relapse if they don’t have the proper tools and strategies in…
There is a constant overwhelming feeling of fear and worry when you love someone in active addiction. Whether it be a friend, child, parent or spouse the nightmare is the same. I say nightmare because that’s what it feels like, and anyone who has been in this position I’m sure would say the same. When…
The stigma of addiction. Most of us have dealt with addiction in one form or another, and even with the severity of opioid addiction becoming more prevalent in the recent years, we still label addicts as junkies, crackheads, criminals, and fiends just to name a few. What most of us seem to forget is…
Just because St. Patrick’s Day is here, it doesn’t mean that you have to drink. Is that hangover really worth it the next day? Listed below are ways to have fun without having to drink alcohol on St. Patty’s Day. 1- Drink tea. The Irish LOVE their tea! Mmm, an Irish breakfast tea does…
It’s kind of like this…. You sleep for ten hours and wake up, absolutely exhausted. Every day, all you want to do is lie in bed and hide away from the world. The things that used to make you happy, don’t anymore. You have zero interest to do anything. Zero motivation. You go on living…
Drug overdose is the lead cause of accidental death in the state of New Jersey. Opioids in two words: highly addictive. When taking opioid medications, the drug effects parts of the brain that cause pain and emotion. This then produces “the feel good, high feeling” in the brain, dopamine, causing you to have a…
20 Things to Do Instead of Using Call your sponsor, your best friend, or a family member: You have positive people in your life rooting for you! They are here to help keep you on track. You got this! Read a book: Get lost in a great book and live inside the mind of…
