Blog about drug abuse and addiction

“To change your life you must change the way you think” Day 1 of making better choices and continuing to support each other. #danielplan #40days #bcrteam #wecandothis The Daniel Plan is far more than a diet. It is a lifestyle program based on spiritual principles and five essential components: Food, Fitness, Focus, Faith, and Friends. These last two components — faith and friends — are what I call the secret sauce that makes The Daniel ...

There’s no denying that people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol feel much happier when they quit. There are many recovery stories that show how wonderful life can be after you’ve overcome your addiction. However, there is always a very painful period before you start to feel better, which occurs shortly after you quit. This is referred to as withdrawal. Although there are many physical signs of withdrawal from alcohol, opioids, methamphetamine, and other ...

Drug addiction can lead to numerous physical and mental health problems in the future. Drug addiction causes long-term changes to the brain which makes quitting almost impossible. Examples of physical health problems are lung cancer, heart disease, liver damage, and kidney failure. Mental health problems that can occur are depression or anxiety. It is possible to reverse all of these health problems through long-term drug addiction treatment, and to start learning how to live without ...

What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome? Following medically supervised detox from highly addictive substances, most people experience a short phase of physical discomfort, otherwise known as acute withdrawal.  Acute withdrawal can produce more dangerous health consequences—even life-threatening complications if detox isn’t done in a supervised setting. But there’s more to drug and alcohol withdrawal than physical symptoms of discomfort. While acute withdrawal refers primarily to the body’s process of healing, a second phase of withdrawal symptoms, known as post-acute withdrawal ...

Even in ideal circumstances, addiction recovery can be difficult. Add a pandemic into the mix, and things can start to feel overwhelming. It is understandable to feel challenged and worried by these unusual times, but they do not have to derail your recovery process. Below are some tips for managing addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Take advantage of online recovery resources.   The CDC’s guidelines around social distancing have led to many facilities and 12-step programs to ...

Behavioral Crossroads has been participating the FDA Food and Drug Administration Food Grant program for years. It is a Medicaid based program. In our new world of COVID-19, we have the unique opportunity to work with our clients using a food delivery system. Since our programs are running by different rules, based on safety, CDC protocols and social distancing, we must worry about the virus and offer treatment by telehealth and voice only telephone formats ...

Leslie Sanders has been with us for the last year, she was heavily influenced by her family and relationships especially Megan her youngest daughter. The story of Megan, and Megan’s relationship with her Father Rich, Leslie’s ex-husband lives with all of us. It’s too close to home, it’s our home. Leslie’s family’s strength, its ability to show hope and healing, is a beacon that resonates with us at our program. Leslie was born and raised ...

Clients can retrieve food care packages at the meeting time and locations listed below. If you will not be home due to a Doctor’s appointment, please let us know if we can leave it with a neighbor, or on your front porch. If you are scheduled to be at BCR for treatment on your scheduled day, you will receive your food box at our facility. PLEASE REMEMBER the food boxes have perishable items in them. ...

Feeling Safe Going to In-Person Rehab During the Pandemic We are currently living in unprecedented times, with COVID-19 affecting almost every single aspect of our daily existence. For people who use drugs or alcohol, the increased anxiety, uncertainty and isolation could tip them over the edge into addiction. If you’re someone who is currently struggling with your relationship with substances, please seek the professional help you need. You might not be sure about going to ...

Updates and news about Crossroads and Companies and how we are managing the evolving COVID-19 situation.   OUR CAMPUSES Crossroads campuses in Atlantic County and Gloucester County, are open. Although we are temporarily suspending our Mental Health Partial Care program and our transportation services, we will continue to provide treatment services and are accepting new patients at Behavioral Crossroads Recovery and Greenbranch Recovery and Wellness in Egg Harbor Township, NJ as well as Recovery at the ...

Behavioral Crossroads Recovery Features Recovery in Motion, a partnership with a local physical fitness center. Certified Trainers conduct co-lead fitness groups on site and at the fitness center offering discounts to our clients and staff alike at their local facility. BCR’s group, Recovery in Motion, focuses on using exercise as a coping skill for substance use as well as an outlet for battling anger, anxiety and depression. Clients will have the opportunity to work with ...

Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair take hold and just won’t go away, you may have depression. It is a normal reaction to difficult times in life and usually passes with a little time. When a person has depression, it interferes with daily life and normal functioning. It can cause pain for both the person with depression and those who care ...

Addiction comes in many forms it doesn’t always mean an individual is drinking or using drugs. Anything can become an addiction if it begins to affect your daily life negatively and despite the fact you know you should stop you can’t. (1) Characteristics of addiction are the inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Sexual addiction is ...

Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm Location: 205 West Parkway Drive, Suite 1 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 Host: Behavioral Crossroads, LLC, Mental Health Partial Care Program The Mental Health Association of New Jersey (NJMHP) The Mental Health Association of New Jersey in Atlantic County & (NAMI) National Alliance on Mental Illness Present: Our First Annual Family Support Night Wednesday, May 8, 2019 5:00PM – 5:30PM Refreshments 5:30PM – 6:15PM The NJ Mental ...