Recovery connections will feature a new addition to our resource network. Going to a meeting for the first time can sure be unsettling and frightening. Once there the last thing we need is a room full of obnoxious abusive morons making our recovery more difficult. John our meeting GURU has created a rating system one to ten stars, ten being the best. John has been in the rooms for 30 years plus so he knows the importance of meetings and where you can go and find success in your 12 stepping journey. John is also AA only so we will need a NA GURU. If interested contact Recovery Connections at recoveryfriends@gmail.com.
Please Remember, these are GURU JOHNS opinions based on his experiences and our intention is not to offend any of these groups but to help newcomers find a place where they will find acceptence and success.
The Keys
700 Rodgers Rd. Bristol Pa. Mondays at 12
GURU JOHN rates a 5 There can be alot of bad attitudes!
Reality
1946 Welsh Rd. and Busleton Ave. Phila.
In the hall adjacent to the church(St. Luke Espispocal)! Mon. Threw Fri 1 to 2
GURU JOHN rates this a 9 ,very welcoming group open good place to start!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
TWELVE STEPPING TO RECOVERY DAILY THOUGHT!
STEP ONE
You are ready for this step when you get to the point of being tired of being sick and tired. My life reached that point nine years ago this June. I was in my basement and I cried out to GOD for the first time in 20 years and no it was not all better just like that. Unmanageable was a understatement, once surrendered my whole world was blown apart. well at least the life I was living. Once you are broken and beaten you will discover step one is a necessity.
You are ready for this step when you get to the point of being tired of being sick and tired. My life reached that point nine years ago this June. I was in my basement and I cried out to GOD for the first time in 20 years and no it was not all better just like that. Unmanageable was a understatement, once surrendered my whole world was blown apart. well at least the life I was living. Once you are broken and beaten you will discover step one is a necessity.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Freedom House New Jersey
Effective residential treatment programs in halfway houses in New Jersey
Have you or has someone close to you been devastated by alcohol or drugs? Call
908-537-6043 for more information about Freedom House’s long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment programs or click hereto fill out our contact form.
908-537-6043 for more information about Freedom House’s long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment programs or click hereto fill out our contact form.
From our humble beginnings as a 6-bed facility in 1986 to our present day 73-bed program throughout five locations in New Jersey, Freedom House’s long term residential treatment services have helped over 1,500 people rediscover the Faith, Hope, and Trust they needed to regain control over their lives. It is not an easy program, nor is it a 28-day rehab. In fact, Freedom House provides long term residential treatment for those that did not succeed at maintaining sobriety. We demand strict adherence to our policies while offering life skills training such as job searching, budgeting money, and nutritious cooking instruction. Our program is overwhelmingly successful in bringing about lasting drug rehab and/oralcoholism recovery.
Freedom House accepts residents from our home state of New Jersey as well as all other states across the country. Compensation for a resident’s stay with us may be funded privately or by means contacts for services through Freedom House Foundation, or other means if applicable. Freedom House’s three innovative model programs include:
- Long Term Residential Treatment for Men — Based in a halfway house in New Jersey rather than a hospital, we provide a comprehensive drug-alcohol rehab program using reality therapy, behavior modification and positive peer pressure, as well as individual and group counseling and life skills training.
- Transitional Living Programs for Men —In this peer-driven model, residents are located in home-like settings and live with a small group of other men as they prepare to integrate back into society. All room, board, and transportation to and from work, court appearances, and other necessary functions are provided.
- Transitional Living Programs for Women — Designed for women that have already been through a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment facility, we teach them life skills and provide them with a case manager that will oversee their stay and work with the courts to reunite them with their children.
Have you or has someone close to you been devastated by alcohol or drugs? Call
908-537-6043 for more information or click hereto fill out our contact form.
908-537-6043 for more information or click hereto fill out our contact form.
Freedom House’s New Jersey drug rehab and alcoholism treatment center, as well as our transitional living programs, are run by a dedicated and caring staff that is on call 24/7. Additionally, unlike typical transitional living programs or halfway houses, we provide long term residential treatment in a halfway house setting. Our hard work and noble effort has earned us our 3rd consecutive 3-year accreditation from CARF(Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). This unique distinction is noted by ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine).
Although we provided $291,012 in free long term residential treatment to the community in 2009, as a nonprofit we need to depend on residents being able to pay a portion of their net income as an investment in their long term drug rehab or alcoholism recovery. Even though our Freedom House Foundation actively seeks donations from benefactors, solicits grants from private foundations and large corporations, and runs a series of high-end special fundraising events throughout the year, it is not enough to allow us to serve everyone that seeks our help.
For more specific, statistical information click here to contact us or call 908-537-6043..
Do it today to ensure a better tomorrow!
New Jersey Division Of Addiction Services
Hotlines, Helplines and Complaints
Hotlines and Helplines
COUNCIL ON COMPULSIVE GAMBLING OF NEW JERSEYCall 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.800gambler.org
This service provides 24 hour information to help compulsive gamblers and referrals to self-help groups and counseling services.
How to File a Complaint About a New Jersey Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
Call 1-877-712-1868 (Toll Free) orDuring normal business hours call 609-292-5760
To register a complaint regarding any substance abuse treatment facility in New Jersey, you may CALL TOLL FREE at any time to leave a message or you may call during normal business hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and ask to speak to a Complaints Investigator.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you may. However, it is preferable that you leave a first name and phone number so that a Complaints Investigator may contact you with any questions. Your anonymity will be protected. Your name will not be revealed to the facility unless you give permission to do so, and we will not leave a message on your phone unless you indicate that it is OK for someone to leave a message.
TWELVE STEPPING TO RECOVERY DAILY THOUGHT!
STEP ONE
Admitting you are powerless over your life does not mean you are weak it means your strong and courageous.One of the toughest critics in life is myself ,and my way of dealing with myself was to run and hide and self medicate.Admitting you cant handle certain times in life and admitting there has to be a better way and you are powerless is the beginning of humility when you finally get there then step one begins.
Admitting you are powerless over your life does not mean you are weak it means your strong and courageous.One of the toughest critics in life is myself ,and my way of dealing with myself was to run and hide and self medicate.Admitting you cant handle certain times in life and admitting there has to be a better way and you are powerless is the beginning of humility when you finally get there then step one begins.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Anthrax Tainted Heroin Kills 3 in Scotland
Six Scottish heroin users have now contracted Anthrax from contaminated heroin – three have so far died and the remaining three are responding well to treatment in hospital.
Anthrax is a deadly bacterial infection that most commonly afflicts hoofed animals, such as cattle, in Asia and Africa. Humans can contract the infection by inhaling the spores, or most commonly, through contact with the skin. Anthrax is not generally spread person to person.
Health officials suspect that a batch of heroin now in circulation may have been cut with infected bone meal, which is sometimes added to pure heroin to dilute the powder. Heroin is often processed in areas of the world which have more frequent outbreaks of anthrax infected cattle.
Dr. Syed Ahmed, a public health medicine expert, warned heroin users to be vigilant, saying, “The possible presence of a batch of heroin contaminated with anthrax makes drug injecting even riskier and even more dangerous. I urge all drug injecting heroin users to be extremely alert and to seek urgent medical advice if they experienced an infection."
Glasgow police and health officials at the NHS say they’re working to root out the source of the contaminated heroin.
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