Resources
Guides, explainers, and things families ask us most.
Published by DetoxNJ.com and drawn from published clinical guidance. Updated regularly.
The First 72 Hours of Medical Detox: What to Expect
The first 72 hours in a detox unit are the most acute and the most important. Most of what people fear about detox happens in this window, and most of it is far more controlled than they imagine. Here is a realistic picture, hour by hour, of what a New Jersey medical detox does with you and for you.
How to Choose a Detox Facility in New Jersey
Not every facility is the right fit, and some are not a fit for anyone. These are the ten questions that most reliably separate quality programs from marketing-heavy operations, the red flags that should end a call, and how to check what you are told.
A Family Guide to Supporting Detox and Early Recovery
Families carry a great deal of early recovery, usually without instructions. This guide covers what helps before, during, and after a loved one's detox, what quietly makes things worse, and where families in New Jersey can get support of their own.
Medication-Assisted Treatment: Fact vs Fiction
Medication for opioid and alcohol use disorder is the most effective treatment addiction medicine has, and the most argued about. Most of the arguments are twenty years old. Here are the nine objections you will hear, and what the evidence says about each.
New Jersey's Insurance Parity Laws for Addiction Treatment
Two laws decide what your insurer can and cannot do when you seek addiction treatment: the federal parity act and New Jersey's 2017 substance use disorder law. Together they are stronger than most people, and some insurers, act like they are. Here is what they say, which plans they cover, and how to use them.
After Detox: Choosing the Right Next Level of Care
Detox stabilizes the body. It does not treat addiction, and the days after discharge are the highest-risk stretch of the whole process. What you do next matters more than the detox itself. Here is how the levels of care fit together, how clinicians decide which one you need, and how to have it in place before you walk out.
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