Addiction & Recovery
The Center for Personal Development understands that addiction carries a stigma that may inhibit students from accessing services. Therefore, through our Recovery Awareness Campaign, we strive to create an atmosphere that supports abstinence and recovery by acknowledging the existence of addiction and the importance of treatment interventions and supports.
The Center provides support groups, counseling and relapse prevention services along with networking, resource coordination and referrals. The Center also supports students accepted into Residence Life substance free living by providing assessments , recovery servies, and referrals. (http://www.spc.edu/pages/590.asp)
Alcohol is a progressive disease – that means there is no point at which someone wakes up one day and becomes an alcoholic. It happens gradually over time and even the individual doesn’t realize when he or she has crossed the line from simply drinking too much to full blown addiction. Some signs of addiction include:
- cravings
- loss of control
- physical dependence
- increased tolerance
If this sounds like you or someone you care about, let us help you with assessment, counseling and referrals. At the Center, we recognize that recovery is hard but achievable.
Recovery is the process of building a life free of alcohol and drugs and creating a healthy lifestyle that includes positive relationships, good health, satisfaction with school or work, and personal growth.
Recovery focuses on learning about addiction, building new habits, values clarification and making necessary life changes to support personal growth and finding satisfaction in everyday life.

Helpful Resources:
RESOURCES AND TREATMENT CENTERS (Pages 192-3); Replace with below
Christ Hospital: Substance Abuse Treatment
179 Palisade Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: (201) 795-8375
Community Psychotherapy Associates
479 Avenue C
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Phone: (201) 339-0142
Integrity Inc.
595 County Avenue
Building 6
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: (201) 583-7100 xt. 7126
Inter County Council on Drug/Alcohol Abuse Administration
480 Kearny Avenue
Kearny, NJ 07032
Phone: (201) 998-7422
Jersey City Medical Center: Department of Addiction Services
395 Grand St.; 2nd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: (201) 915-2272 or (201) 915-2761
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North Hudson Community Action Corp: Mental Health
5301 Broadway
West New York, NJ 07093
Phone: (201) 866-9320 ext 126
Saint Mary’s Hospital: Giant Steps, Substance Abuse Program
61 Monroe Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: (201) 792-8290
Turning Point at Campus
(Adult short tern residential treatment and detox)
595 County Avenue
Meadowview Hospital W5
Secaucus, NJ 07096
Intake@turningpoint.org
Phone: (973) 239-4600
http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash
Culture-Specific Resources
HHS, Indian Health Service
This agency offers health services for Alaska Natives and American Indians.
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20852-1627
301-443-2038
www.ihs.gov
HHS, Office of Minority Health Resource Center
This national center develops health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities in racial and ethnic minority populations.
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, D.C. 20013-7337
800-444-6472 (Toll-Free)
301-230-7199 (TDD)
www.omhrc.gov
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