Addiction Research

You might think you know all about addiction. [...] Then, there are some things you could stand to learn about addiction. [...] In 1987, they expanded on the definition to officially term addiction as a disease.

As of 2014, reports concluded that the “Garden State” surpassed the national overdose rate by 3 times, totaling a per capita rate of 8.3 fatalities per 100,000 people. [...] In hopes to combat this issue, NJ will be proposing a new bill that allows for the addict to turn their narcotics into local police stations and not face arrest. Rather, these individuals will be referred to drug treatment.

Rehab is an important tool in the recovery process. [...] Addiction cannot be cured. Rehab is just the beginning and sobriety is an ongoing process. [...] There’s a reason that twelve step programs have such good reputations.