East Orange, NJ

Fighting Against Drug and Alcohol Use in East Orange, NJ.

East Orange, New Jersey, located in Essex County, is the home to just over 64,000 people. The city is made up of five different wards that all have a small, yet friendly community feeling to them. Founded in 1863, East Orange officially became a city in 1899. But like most of the other major and growing cities in New Jersey, East Orange is affected by the rising heroin abuse numbers that is over-shadowing the state.

How Can I Help a Loved One?

There were 177 cases of heroin abuse in 2013 according to a study conducted by Division of Addiction Services in the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Heroin is a drug that you don't want to see your loved ones get involved with. An addiction can be developed to heroin within a matter of days. It is important, if you know someone who is regularly using heroin, to step in to hold an intervention so that you can point out the dangers for this drug.

It does not matter what substance your loved one is abusing, if they are struggling you need to help them. The main goal of an intervention is to get your loved one to realize that they need help. Do not get discouraged if the first, second or even third intervention does not work. Sometimes, it takes more than one intervention for your loved one to answer the wakeup call.

What Is the Process?

Heroin abuse can be a hard addiction to kick. It takes proper detox, under medical supervision, in order to take the right step toward recovery. After detox, rehab is the next step. Rehab is a hard process to get through, as stress builds up it is harder to knock your craving to use again.

Substance abuse is a complicated disease of the brain. Once a person becomes addicted to a substance, he or she will always be managing the disease. Instead of carrying around a candy bar like some diabetics, or an inhaler like asthmatics, people in recovery bring their self-mastered skills with them in their daily life so that they are always prepared for an unexpected trigger.

Drugs and alcohol are extremely dangerous, please call us at (866) 578-7471 to get help today.

People may often wonder about the influences that social environments have on the decisions that individuals make.  According to numerous studies, social environments hold a tremendous amount of sway regarding one's behaviors and actions.  While a bad social environment may contribute to wanting to continue to use drugs, a good social circle will more likely encourage an individual to pursue a life of recovery instead.  East Orange has numerous local meetings and support groups available to help individuals remain motivated in recovery, as well as gain knowledge to assist in preventing any relapses.  These groups do not cost anything, all you have to do is find one using the search below.