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Question by aubrie a: More information about drug treatment programs law offenders in Avon, New Jersey went through?
I’m writing a pseudo-fiction book about the lives of drug users and pushers here in NJ, and I wonder what happened to them when they were admitted in rehab centers. The information I got from our local health office were not sufficient. Please help me.

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Answer by colleen68_2001
took my daughter to rehab 3 x…. last time finally stuck. but i’m in pa

Answer by arleen a
I think that book will be a great source of information for future writers who wanted to know more about drug addiction. Have you tried visiting rehab centers in your area? The best sources of information are the therapists and the physicians who manage drug rehab centers. I have listed a few links that can help you with your book. Good luck.    Read more...

Question by crlschlopy: Women – would you deal with this in a relationship?
I am a 26 year old woman and have been with this guy for almost 8 years and we have a 7 year old daughter together. I moved 3 hours away from my family to be with him and as soon as I moved in with him I began being harassed by his crazy ex-girlfriend. They also have a child together and at the time. she was 3 1/2. I would receive phone calls from her (the child) to “leave my daddy alone” and “go back where you came from”. She would follow us around in grocery stores, showing up at the apt we were living in and causing a big scene calling me all kinds of names (hoe, bitch, skank, ect) The threatening call were never ending. The harassment was never ending. He would go to his ex to visit his daughter because the mother didnt want the child around me. I soon became pregnant and was threatened that she would kill me and my baby. Forced herself in my apt and attempted to hit me, but was retrained my my b/f. Cops were called SEVERAL times during all these incidents and nothing was ever done about anything because the police didnt see it. I was threatened while in the hospital with complications with the baby. I wasn’t very welcomed in to his family. His sister was very rude to me and got in my face a few times for no apparent reason. Now, I am a calm and civil person with a good heart. Never fought back or really did anything to stoop to their level.It really frustrated me that I was being treated like I was and all i did was date a guy. I found out later he had 2 other kids – two boys he only seen when they were babies. Both mothers took the children and moved away. I tried getting close with his family but they all turned on my several times and backstabbed me. After I had my child my bf wanted me to be a stay at home mother and didn’t want me to work. It was a rough 4-5 years, raising my child on my own basically while he was at work 12 hours – 2 weeks of days and 2 weeks of night flip flopping. I have always been into the computer and its always been a kind of a hobby for me with the social networking sites and so forth. During those first 4 years or so, I spent my free time on the computer to occupy myself while I was by myself and my child. Ive admittedly done things I shouldn’t have, crossing the line a few times but I was young and was just trying to keep myself sane and wanted friends to talk to. Its tough living 3 hours away from your family with no support or family to help you out.. especially emotionally. My boyfriend was ALWAYS miserable, depressed and never was happy at all. I devoted all my time to him and I got pushed away in every way. The more he did this, the more I gave him his space. It seems every time Ive ever tried getting close, I was always too close and he didnt want that. I was never allowed to talk to any other males, because I would get accused of looking for someone else. He would always dig to find dirt on me (still does) He has a porn obsession/addiction.. all he wants to do is look at porn. even asked me to engage in a swingers club..?? He was diagnosed with manic-depressive when he was in his teens (hes 34 now) and is suppose to take meds but doesn’t. He will go on these rants about how he has all these goals and wants to save money but never can then the next minute hes all loving and doesn’t care about money. He has smashed a $ 800 laptop because he didn’t like me on the internet. I bee currently working for my mother and helping her with her expanding ebay business. He’s shit my cell phone off a few times. Told me to leave and get out his house and that he just wants me out of his life. Then when I leave, he cries to me demanding I come back and hes sorry and it wont happen again. Threated to kill himself last time I left him and that he cant live without me. Everytime I discuss a goal I have, he just brushes it off telling me “that’ll never happen”. Constantly putting me down and telling me how i’ll be a nobody. He just stayed up all night till 4am, video chatting and looking at porn…then he tried deleting the history..but I’m smarter than that.
Like I said, I’m a very social person. I love talking to people. I have a huge heart and live for God. I’m very positive and just want to have fun and really LIVE my life. I’m not about sleeping around or talking dirty to people. Ive always been a one guy girl. I just dont like people telling me who I can and cannot talk to and if I do talk to a guy… im automatically not happy and looking for somebody else when that is SOOO not the case. Like I said, I am very spiritual and i love spreading my positive energy talk with everybody and anybody. Just a normal everyday conversation or even any advice people may want. I am highly respectful of myself and I dont let others take that from me. I make sure I know what I am doing and why I do and say things. I’m very self-aware of what goes on and im very non-judgmental.I never fight, pick fights,    Read more...

Question by Kitty: Depression with hallucinations?
Hi everybody, I have some question about depression and hallucinations that occur occasionally.
My closest friend has been diagnosed with depression (mild), she’s 19 years old, has been to both a psychiatrist and a psychologist, talked with both and they prescribed her antidepressants and a medicine for panic attacks because she suffers those too. However, since we’re so close and she tells me everything, she told she has had hallucinations several times now – she hears voices. This doesn’t happen as often (and since she’s been taking her pills, the panic attacks have decreased) but when it does, she completely loses herself. She told me she is barely able to stay aware that the voices are not real and that she doesn’t know for how long she’ll be able to stay aware of that. The voices do not speak to her, she only hears them laugh (and they are laughing at her), at first it was for a few seconds but the last time it was over a minute (and she ran outside just to make sure no one was there but the laughter continued and she didn’t know what to do).
I’ve been reading a lot about this, as far as I’ve realized, this is called “major depression with psychotic features” or “psychotic depression”, it can vary from mild to extreme depression and hallucinations are “normal” for that. And I’ve also read that the treatment, mostly, are antidepressants and anti-psychotics and in some cases individual and group therapy, but that’s when a person is admitted in a psychiatric ward.
The questions I have are these:
How can I help her in the best way to cope with that? (I am available 24/7 to her, to call me, text me, email me and if I am able to, I’ll come or if she just needs to talk; I always listen and I would never tell her to “stop staying stupid things, that’s not happening” or anything like that, I believe her every word and try to console her, listen and keep her on the bright side – and she often tells me I am the only one who keeps her going so I think I’m doing a pretty good job, but I wanna do better, she is like a sister to me).
Also, what are some alternative ways of treating this? And by alternative, I mean other than common medicine? I am against antidepressants and well, mostly against all kinds of medication, I only take pain killers and that only when I’m in extreme pain, I believe they cause great addiction, are very dangerous for your brain and your whole organism. But that’s not important now, I support her and I’ve never told her not to drink them, I’ve just told her to be cautious with the pills she takes for her panic attacks. By alternative I mean anything you can think of that is proven to be helpful – homeopathy would be great since I know a lot about it and I’ve had previous and very successful encounters with it. Also, any other natural way.    Read more...

How to Stop Addiction: Kayt Turner: ‘Like all addicts, I have to confess it makes me feel far too good for me to ever want to stop’ – Scotsman
I’VE found myself doing it again. After I was caught in the act the last time, I was made to take a solemn vow that I wouldn’t do it again. But I’ve broken my promise. My head hangs in shame. I know I can’t help myself and I obviously have a problem. But …
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How to Stop Addiction: The question isn’t why some people become addicts, but why we all don’t – Globe and Mail
After 15 years of drug addiction – cough syrup and pot at high school … death – further compounded by the non-stop technologies of the godless 20th century, it is a wonder that only 10 to 20 per cent of us (Dr. Lewis’s estimate) are functionally …
How to Stop Addiction – Bing News

How to Stop Addiction: For these addicts, food is their drug – NewHampshire.com (blog)
Fast-food restaurants and vending machines had become an addiction that had spiraled out of control for the Nashua resident, who says he couldn’t even make it home from the grocery store without eating in his car. “I couldn’t stop eating.
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How to Stop Addiction: Multiple campaigns, same goal: Ending Washington’s addiction to money – Raw Story
The “Occupy Wall Street” protest, “Get Money Out” campaign and a planned protest by The Coffee Party all hope to stop the government from pandering to the wealthiest Americans. As corporations enjoy near record profits and Americans face …
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