Category: Opioid Addiction

What to Expect: Opiate Withdrawal Timeline

Dependence on opiates is defined by withdrawal symptoms that start when a person suddenly stops using opioids. The opiate withdrawal timeline depends on a few different factors. The type of opioid you are taking and your body chemistry will affect the severity and the length of withdrawal symptoms.  Opiate withdrawal can be excruciating and uncomfortable. […]

Oxycodone: The Gateway Drug

Rehabs in NJ are often questioned about what a ‘gateway drug’ is. Nearly every time the term comes up, however, it’s in association with cannabis (marijuana) and often echos the era of ‘reefer madness’. The basic definition of a ‘gateway drug’ for drug rehab centers in NJ is a ‘lite’ drug which entices the user […]

Hypocrisy In Opioids

Currently, many people seeking sober living in New Jersey through NJ detox centers have been encouraged through the country’s ‘fight against the opioid’ crisis, which has primarily taken place in moderately middle class range suburbs, often times predominantly ethnically white. However, the War On Drugs, which was proposed by the Nixon administration which he signed […]

What are Opioids and Opiates and How do They Differ?

In New Jersey we hear everyday, more and more about the opioid addiction in this country and throughout the world. The numbers are devastating. For some perspective, the World Health Organization states that “Roughly 450,000 people died as a result of drug use in 2015. Of those deaths, about 160 thousands were directly associated with [...]

Opioid Crisis is so Widespread it’s Affecting Ocean Life

You know how you can tell that the opioid epidemic has reached pretty insane levels? How about when mussels from the ocean start having oxycodone in their system. Though the ocean water tested in this scenario is in Puget Sound, a harbor area in Washington state’s Pacific Ocean shoreline, it gets a little scary for […]

What are Roxys?

Roxy is a street name for the powerful opioid Roxicodone (Roxycodone). It is prescribed to treat pain untouched by non-opioid pain relievers. Similar to heroin, Roxycodone abuse can cause severe withdrawal symptoms and require treatment to stop using. But, what are Roxys? What is a Roxicodone Pill? Often called Roxy, Roxies, or Blues, Roxicodone is […]

A New Approach for NJ Addicts Suffering from Opioid Addiction

The opioid addiction epidemic has swept every region of the United States, prompting some states, like Maryland, to declare a state of emergency in response to the crisis. The northeasts, including New Jersey, and the Midwest have been hit the hardest, but every town and city in the country are suffering the devastating consequences of […]