Teresita Kennedy

Long Island and many of the communities surrounding the area are affected by substance abuse and addiction with no end in sight. The White House has declared, drug abuse with opioid addiction is a  public health emergency . New York State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, bemoans the drug crisis on Long Island.  The arrival of the synthetic drug, fentanyl, has worsened the epidemic and increased the death toll. He stated that overdose deaths involving opioids soared by 27% between 2015 and 2016, while fentanyl-related deaths almost doubled at the same time. Drug overdose causes one-third of all deaths  recorded   in Nassau County every year. The majority of the victims are aged from 15 to 44 years. Schneiderman rightly blamed both prescription and illicit opioids for these deaths. Furthermore, residents of the island are generally willing to take these drugs. Their desire is enabled by a healthcare system that overprescribes these drugs. Over-prescription by p...

Getting over addiction alone and without help is never easy. The  new jersey drug detox  that we recommend for people who have become addicted to heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription pain killers, benzodiazepines, marijuana, and alcohol begins with residential treatment followed by a partial hospitalization program. A partial hospitalization program is a continuum of a professional treatment program. This program takes place once a client has attended a 30 to 60-day residential program and is ready for less structure and supervision, but not complete independence. New Jersey partial hospitalization drug programs have successful outcomes because they allow the recovering addict or alcoholic to remain in therapy for several days a week, but also allows for part-time work, attending classes or other community engagements that support their recovery. The ideal schedule for a person attending a partial hospitalization program is that they attend treatment around five ...