Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Belleville NJ

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Marriage and Family Counseling Center
(973) 759-3388
387 Union Avenue
Belleville, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Bloomfield Health Pavilion LLC
(973) 230-3631
86 Bloomfield Avenue
Newark, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Russian, Spanish

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Living New Inc
(973) 497-2471
15 South 9th Street
Newark, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Choices Inc
(973) 481-1889x225
169 Roseville Avenue
Newark, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare
(201) 935-3322
516 Valley Brook Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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American Counseling Center Inc
(845) 596-1802
14-20 Watsessing Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Allan D Wright Addiction Counselor
(973) 748-4252
12 Park Street
Bloomfield, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Renaissance Challenge Conquerors
(973) 481-3431
400 7th Avenue West
Newark, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Aids Resource Foundation for Children
(973) 643-0400
176 Roseville Avenue
Newark, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
(973) 676-1000x2587
385 Tremont Avenue and Center Street
East Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
Language Services
Korean, Spanish

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Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment for Older Patients

As the population ages and Baby Boomers slide into senior status, misuse of prescription drugs is becoming more and more of a problem. As new drugs are developed to treat the usual problems of aging, older patients can find themselves with an entire pharmacopia to deal with. The issue is compounded by the increase in medical specialization, which means a patient may be seeing—and getting prescriptions from—many different practitioners, most of whom don’t communicate with each other. The result, far too often, is over-medication and sometimes addiction.

Most commonly, people become addicted to pain medications such as Vicodin and OxyContin . If they take the prescribed dosage and the pain persists, it’s easy for them to think they should take another. Elderly patients may also forget that they’ve already taken a dose, a problem that increases as the drug affects their mental abilities.

Holistic Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Holistic prescription drug addiction treatment can offer patients ways to cope with their ailments without overdosing on painkillers. There...

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