Project R.O.A.D. (Recovery Over Alcohol & Drugs) BEHAVIORAL CROSSROADS, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ

Egg Harbor Township, NJ, November 12, 2018 – Behavioral Crossroads, LLC is announcing their community program called Project R.O.A.D. in affiliation with the Pleasantville Police Department. The agencies are working together several days a week providing outreach and resources to those struggling with addiction and mental health issues in the local community. The Outreach team…

Loving Someone In Active Addiction

There is a constant overwhelming feeling of fear and worry when you love someone in active addiction. Whether it be a friend, child, parent or spouse the nightmare is the same. I say nightmare because that’s what it feels like, and anyone who has been in this position I’m sure would say the same. When…

A Mark of Disgrace or Infamy

  The stigma of addiction. Most of us have dealt with addiction in one form or another, and even with the severity of opioid addiction becoming more prevalent in the recent years, we still label addicts as junkies, crackheads, criminals, and fiends just to name a few. What most of us seem to forget is…

Experts Warn those struggling with Addiction and Their Families about the Rise in Heroin Overdoses

According to The Atlantic, when the government began to more aggressively target doctors and drug companies who were helping to drive prescription painkiller dependence in the U.S., addicts sought cheaper and more accessible alternatives. As a result, many turned to heroin. Now, experts across the U.S. are warning drug addicts and their families that a…

Television Program Spotlights Behavioral Crossroads and Addiction in the Orthodox Jewish Community

“Road to Recovery,” a television program that airs on SNJ Today routinely interviews experts from New Jersey rehab centers. In a recent episode, the show’s host, Michael Deleon, interviewed Behavioral Crossroads’ Rabbi Avi Richler. The episode aimed a spotlight on the need for substance abuse treatment centers in NewJersey that are aligned with the Jewish…