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Addiction & RecoveryThe 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:
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 Phone: (201) 795-8375 Community Psychotherapy Associates 479 Avenue C Phone: (201) 339-0142 Integrity Inc. Building 6 Phone: (201) 583-7100 xt. 7126 Inter County Council on Drug/Alcohol Abuse Administration Phone: (201) 998-7422 Phone: (201) 915-2272 or (201) 915-2761 193 North Hudson Community Action Corp: Mental Health 5301 Broadway Phone: (201) 866-9320 ext 126 Saint Mary’s Hospital: Giant Steps, Substance Abuse Program Phone: (201) 792-8290 Turning Point at Campus (Adult short tern residential treatment and detox) Meadowview Hospital W5 Intake@turningpoint.org Phone: (973) 239-4600
http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/
http://www.na.org/http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/http://www.recoveryradio.net/6928.htmlhttp://www.hazelden.org/http://pfr.samhsa.gov/http://www.tcanet.org/Culture-Specific Resources
HHS, Indian Health Service
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