Addiction and Recovery Information

Surfside Structured Sober Living Alumni: Marcus I. Throughout the entirety of COVID-19, sober living homes in New Jersey have encountered an entirely different set of challenges while helping residents achieve long term recovery. In addition to the commonplace issues...

Overdose Cases on the Rise During Covid-19. Yet States are Slashing Budgets for Addiction Services. We have covered the potential consequences for individuals in recovery as a result of Covid-19 and the subsequent quarantine/social distancing regulations....

Heartbreak in Recovery Ah, love. One of the most complex sentiments of human connection that is so difficult to quantify into words. Love can create wonderful memories with those around us; it can align our life with someone else; it allows us to get outside of...

This is Why We Work June 2020 Can you feel it? Can you finally feel that sunshine? SUMMER IS HERE. We hope you are just as excited as all of us at Surfside that it's finally time to get outside and enjoy some summer rays. While we are still cautious in regard to...

Signs of Addiction Unordinary Sleep Schedule: Addicts and alcoholics seek an escape from life. As the rest of the world continues with normal day-to-day activities, those struggling with addiction crave relief and complete withdrawal from those around them. Many young...

Spirituality for Young People in Recovery When you hear the word, alcoholism, many of you might picture an old man, grumpy and angry at the world, who enjoys sipping on a bottle of gin all day. Or perhaps you imagine a long-haired, unkempt homeless man begging for a...

Mandated Suicide Prevention Training Earlier this year, the New Jersey General Assembly unanimously passed a bill mandating applicants for a variety of Clinical Mental Health Licensure, including alcohol and drug counselors, to receive suicide prevention training....

New Mandate Calls for Prescribed Narcan In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, alcoholics and addicts in active addiction have been sequestered into a much more delicate and dangerous situation. Increased isolation, lack of employment, and limited interaction with a...

Setting Goals in Addiction Recovery Have you ever set a goal in your life? Or sat down and wrote out a list of tasks you wanted to accomplish? As a newly sober man or woman, have you ever considered some goals in addiction recovery? As it often turns out, our list of...

How Can I Stay Sober on Memorial Day Weekend? Memorial Day Weekend might look a bit different this year (shoutout Coronavirus), but as the quarantine restrictions continue to fade, the parties and family gatherings have started to resurface. We know that holidays and...

Sober Living Alumni: Mike K. Going crazy yet? Do not fear... it appears that the light at the end of the tunnel is drawing closer. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy, physically and mentally. We are in the (presumably) home stretch of this whole crisis, so...

Does Meditation Work? For all you fitness lovers who are regulars at the local gym... what is the purpose of training your muscles? To get them stronger, obviously. Consistent work and repeated discipline at the gym will give you the physical prowess and sculpted...

A Young Father in Recovery My heart beats out of my chest. My breathing becomes heavy.  My hands tremble.  I sit here a sober man trying to gather my thoughts and eventually put pen to paper.  I can feel the fear and anxiety as I attempt to look into the deep dungeons...

In the first ever edition of Friday Night Insight, a Surfside staff member travels deep into his mind to reflect on his active addiction, and how he finally found the light in the midst of never-ending darkness. From the Darkness to the Light As a young man in...

An Athlete in Recovery You have to surrender. Admit defeat. You lost. Some difficult words to hear for an athlete in recovery. In the competitive world of sports, athletes are groomed, and somewhat programmed, to adopt a mindset that is conducive to consistent...

Making the Transition from Addiction Treatment to Life in Quarantine If you or a loved one is in addiction treatment, or nearly ready for discharge, you may feel uneasy about reentering into this new life we find ourselves in. There is no doubt, things have changed as...

Surfside Alumni Spotlight Addiction Recovery Story We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these hectic times. For those of you in recovery, we know that the COVID-19 crisis has brought its fair share of challenges. But do not fret, recovery is still...

What is Long Term Addiction Treatment? Long term addiction treatment is a resource that comes in many forms. There are very few actual "long term addiction treatment" facilities that offer extended daily clinical services, but there are programs that offer addiction...

Addiction Treatment During the Coronavirus: We are Here and Ready to Help Amidst one of the worst public health crises the world has seen, a certain population is at risk more than some might think: recovering alcoholics and addicts. As we know, addiction is a disease...

Communities Spreading Positivity During Coronavirus Shutdowns Dark times. Quarantine. Raging epidemic. It's not easy to stay positive when normal life is a distant memory. We hope you have enjoyed our tips and suggestions to retain some sort of sanity while stuck at...

Sober Living Alumni: Aidan B. Not the best of times around the world, but Surfside is still moving forward in our mission to help young men recover from addiction. We hope everyone in our community is safe, healthy, and hopeful that this too shall pass. Surfside will...

Four Arrested in Latest Philadelphia Opioid Pill Mill Late last week, four individuals were arrested in a two-year long Philadelphia opioid pill mill operation. Among the bunch were two doctors, who would write prescriptions in the names of individuals that weren't...

New Jersey Shutdown; What Do We Do? As you may have heard, Governor Murphy instituted a mandatory lockdown for the state of New Jersey in response to the Coronavirus spread. If you are in addiction recovery, the news might bring mixed emotions. Maybe you are looking...

Have you ever started a new diet to lose a few pounds? You know how it goes. Every day you wake up with a firm resolution, "I'm not going to eat junk food today. I'm not going to eat junk food today. I'm not going to eat junk food today." Then what happens... your...

What is the Best Way to Stop Drinking? Alcoholics Anonymous If you or a loved one has ever struggled to stop drinking, or have little-to-no control over how much you drink, you have undeniably asked yourself, how the heck do I stop? Well, according to a new study,...

Addiction Recovery Success Story: Surfside Structured Sober Living We hope everyone is having an awesome start to the New Year! We have some exciting new projects in the works at Surfside... be sure to check out this month's newsletter with all of the information! But...

New Jersey Opioid Deaths Spike in 2020; Governor Murphy Reacts Last week, Governor Phil Murphy led a roundtable discussion in Ocean County to address the ongoing battle against opioids in the state of New Jersey.  His impromptu forum came in response to the alarming...

Addiction Recovery Success Story from NYC A Happy New Year from all of us here at Surfside! We are looking forward to another successful year of helping young men in their journey to recovery from addiction.  Let's kick off the year with an incredible addiction...

NFL Hero, ALS Fighter Steve Gleason Receives Congressional Gold Medal Our greatest strength as a species has been our ability to bravely share our weaknesses and vulnerabilities with each other.  Some incredibly powerful words from Steve Gleason, a former NFL hero who...