Christie preaches drug treatment over jail, ending mandatory prison terms for …
NEWARK — Speaking before a packed inner city gospel church at an addiction roundtable, Gov. Chris Christie declared making drug and alcohol treatment “more available for everybody” was “part of government's job,” and then wasted no time in assailing … Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat

Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It. Why Is This Widely Denied?
But although I got treatment, I quit at around the age when, according to large epidemiological studies, most people who have diagnosable addiction problems do so—without treatment. The early to mid-20s is also the period when the … not what the … Read more on Pacific Standard

At Eva's Village in Paterson, personal tales ease stigma about addiction
The forum was hosted by Eva's Village and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of New Jersey, a non-profit based in Robbinsville that advocates for people living with drug or alcohol addiction. Tuesday was the last day of National … Read more on NorthJersey.com