This Month in the DEA: Meth Busts
If the DEA’s list of meth busts is any indication, July was a particularly hot month for meth dealers all across the U.S.
State-by-State Drinking — How Does Your State Rate?
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s study of state-by-state drinking has some rather surprising results.
Can Social Innovation Loans Save the Day?
A bunch of ultra bright New Jersey lawmakers are seeking to fight addiction with an enlightening new bill. That’s what InsiderNJ is reporting. And we believe them. The bill doesn’t have a name per se, but it does have a number. A-998. It also has a mission. That is, enabling the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (HCFFA) to…
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Peer Recovery is Absolutely Integral to Recovery
Addicts aren’t the only ones to benefit from peer recovery support programs. The community itself also benefits. And not just the community-at-large either. As Eric McIntire so keenly makes clear, sometimes even the medical community gets their eyes opened by a peer recovery specialist. Please read on! All We Need is a Heartbeat “All we need is a heartbeat, and…
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Sober Support: Before, During and After Recovery
Folks sometimes forget that sober support is crucial throughout recovery — and that includes even before it begins. In fact, sober support is often what makes recovery possible to begin with. A fact too few stakeholders acknowledge. HOPE Sheds Light aims to change all that. The New Jersey-based non-profit has tasked itself with providing de facto sober support whenever it’s…
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