Addiction Recovery Systems Most people dependent on opiates know the frustration of trying to stop taking drugs. They also know the daily fear of getting sick; life becomes a merrry-go-round avoiding being sick and trying to keep the rest of life together. Those dependent on opiates know that there isn't any pleasure or "getting high" left in their use of drugs. Who are are these people? Drug and alcohol addiciton cut across gender, racial and social barriers and affects people from all walks of life. At Family Addiction Treatment Center, we cut through the confusion and frustration of drug dependency and provide medication-assisted treatment that WORKS. We are available to answer your questions PROFESSIONALLY and in CONFIDENCE. Call today for your free assessment.

Addiction IS a Disease SAMHSA Launches Partners for Recovery Website - 1/25/2006 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the launch of a website dedicated to the advancement of prevention, treatment and recovery from substance use and mental health disorders. The new Partners for Recovery website facilitates communication and resource-sharing for organizations and groups that help individuals and families achieve and maintain recovery. The Partners for Recovery (PFR) website features news and documents on recovery, collaboration, stigma reduction, workforce development and leadership development. These topics have been identified by national leaders as the most important and compelling issues for the growth and advancement of treatment and recovery across the country, and further SAMHSA's mission to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for alcohol and drug problems and mental illness. Examples of resources available on the PFR website include: a.. a Know Your Rights brochure for people in treatment and recovery from alcohol and drug problems; b.. presentations on challenges and issues facing the addictions treatment workforce; c.. papers on developing leadership within the addiction treatment field; and d.. state and federal resources on developing recovery-oriented systems of care. The website also invites individuals, organizations and states working on recovery, stigma reduction, workforce development and leadership development issues in addiction prevention, treatment and mental health to share information about these activities so they can be made available more broadly through the website. Check it out at www.pfr.samhsa.gov or go to the LINKS section of this website for a direct connection.

Drug Court Services Now Available We are proud to announce that in December of 2005 ARS Family Addiction Treatment Program was approved by the State of New Jersey to provide Drug Court services for the Cape May County area. The mission of drug courts is to stop the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related criminal activity by offenders. Drug courts handle cases involving drug-addicted offenders through an extensive supervision and treatment program. In exchange for successful completion of the program, the court may dismiss the original charge, reduce or set aside a sentence, offer some lesser penalty, or offer a combination of these. ARS Family Addiction Treatment Center is pround to be a part of the solution for drug problems in Cape May County.