Addiction and Recovery Information
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Supporting Recovery vs. Enabling Addiction
As a parent, how do you know if you are supporting recovery as opposed to enabling addiction? Enabling has become a dirty word amongst families whose loved ones are struggling with addiction and seeking recovery. The goal to support rather than enable a loved one has... read more
Surfside Structured Sober Living | Graduate Spotlight January 2019
Finding Recovery is Possible! As addiction rates skyrocket and the news is filled with doom and gloom its time to celebrate a little hope. Each month Surfside Structured Sober Living will select one of our graduates to be in a spotlight. With the proper help and... read more
Living in Sober Living
Aftercare Options – Choosing Sober Living When addict/alcoholic is approaching their discharge from some form of inpatient addiction treatment and the topic of aftercare arises why would someone pick going to sober living? With aftercare comes outpatient,... read more
Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy – A Lost Art in Addiction Treatment
Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy is a lost art in addiction treatment. As the nation faces what is easily the worst substance abuse crisis it has ever encountered, the front lines of the war on substance abuse becomes inundated with a plethora of therapeutic... read more
Types of Sober Living
Sober Living has Different Forms The first type of sober living I attempted as an eighteen-year-old. I had been discharged from a detoxification unit and entered a six-bedroom home containing approximately twenty-five men of all ages. There were no urine samples... read more
Benefits of Sober Living
When leaving addiction treatment which way will you go: Home or Sober Living? There are benefits which come along with sober living as opposed to discharging from treatment and returning to one’s primary residence. There are three main points to expand on. Firstly,... read more
Structured Sober Living during the Opioid Crisis
To say that the country faces a dilemma with regard to the opioid crisis is an understatement. A more appropriate description of the scenario would be to say that we are losing a generation. Unfortunately, each year the number of overdose deaths continues to climb. In... read more
What is really needed: an Overhaul in Sober Living Homes
Sober Living Homes in NJ need an overhaul | Time for a change As the nation is facing an epidemic what do sober living homes in NJ and other states really need? During an unrelenting and outright decimation of an entire generation. This concept is overwhelming when it... read moreLiving in Recovery
Recovery from addiction is more then just not using. Let us compare abstinance versus living in recovery. An average young person, non-substance abuser, applies the lessons they have learned throughout school and during their teen years into young adulthood. They may... read more
Working in Sober Living
Working in Sober Living In my early days of working in sober living, I anticipated the glamour of “saving lives”. Young men would enter, and I imagined I would aid in transforming their life by the end of their stay. This illusion, however, was soon smashed when I... read more
Advocate’s Guide to Determine Quality Addiction Treatment
Good Addiction Treatment and Recovery Resources Could be Around the Corner There are many addiction treatment programs in NJ, but access to the right one based on client needs can be tricky. Current services offered have not necessarily caught up with the current... read more
CrossFit and Addiction Recovery
Striving to Change Addiction Recovery Surfside is continually expanding the services we offer our residents in an effort to provide the most comprehensive extended care sober living, focusing on options that will allow men to experience life at its fullest. Over the... read more
NJ Department of Community Affairs Sober Living Regulations
NJ Department of Community Affairs Sober Living Regulations Changes in 2018 Provide Operators with Accountability There is some concern/confusion within the State of New Jersey that Sober Living homes pose certain safety risks related to fire suppression and other... read more
What is the difference?!?! – Recovery Residence, Sober Living, Oxford House
The Difference Between Recovery Residence, Sober Living and Oxford House’s A Bed in a Sober Living is not the Same Everywhere. Sober Living is a general term that refers to a substance-free living environment. Usually when people think of a Recovery Residence,... read more
What is Sober Living?
What is Sober Living and are There Benefits? We may hear people discuss “sober living,” but it’s critical that we understand benefits of utilizing this essential recovery resource. The reality is that sober living can be incredibly beneficial to recovering alcoholics... read more
Understanding sober living options: accountable vs. structured
Looking at Sober Living options….. As the opioid/addiction epidemic pushes forward, families and advocates cry out for more sober living options, treatment beds and an overall better system for the treatment of addiction and implementation of recovery-based... read more
The Courage to Change
The Real Deal on Change By Josh Glawe, L.C.S.W Personally and professionally, I have put tremendous time and thought into helping those who successfully make a lasting change in their lives. I often hear of people who have sought help to make one change or another,... read more
If 28 days in Addiction Treatment Doesn’t Seem to Work
Re-thinking the Landscape of Addiction Treatment. The Analogy of Addiction Treatment: Addiction treatment is not always treatment. Common definitions of treatment include “medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury,” “a session of medical care,” or... read more
Step 2 – The missing link in sober living in New Jersey
Imagine asking a 14 year old to shop for and cook Thanksgiving dinner completely by himself/herself. I can assume that somewhere between selecting recipes, trying to figure out how to physically get to the grocery store and making grandma’s homemade stuffing, they may... read more
Steps Don’t Work
The Steps Don’t work, we use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Wait, WHAT??!!!?! I recently spoke to a few treatment centers and therapists who have made bold statements like, “The 12 steps don’t work, but have you considered using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy... read moreSupporting Someone with Addiction: Getting Help
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Cell Phones: The downfall of 12-step recovery
I often wonder what 12-step recovery would be like if during the start, Bill Wilson had an iPhone. With addiction rampant in younger generations, treatment centers pushing folks to 12-step recovery like never before and the recovery statistics not changing; is the... read more
Fostering Motivation in Structured Sober Living
Structured Sober Living: Programming to Foster Motivation At Surfside Structured Sober Living, people often hear about our services and immediately ask how we differ from the typical halfway house, sober house or Oxford house. When people hear the world “structured,”... read more
A Sober Living Guide: determining if you have a bad sponsor
New to Sober Living? Wondering if you have a bad sponsor? Many folks walk into a new sober living home each day across the country. We would be willing to guess that 90+% are entering the home from an addiction treatment facility or program. We would also be willing... read moreI’m Sober – Now What?” — How South Jersey Sober Living Helps Addicts Discover Activities we Enjoy
South Jersey Sober Living Provides an Atmosphere for Growth. While a south jersey sober living offers a plethora of useful tools for an addict in early recovery, one of the most unique aspects offered by Surfside Structured Sober Living is adventure-based programming.... read more
The Revolving Doors of Addiction Rehab: When Peers in Treatment are also “People, Places and Things”
Is it possible Addiction Rehab is a problem itself? As our communities begin to have more candid conversations about the opioid epidemic sweeping our nation, recovering addicts are speaking openly about the complex barriers to addiction rehab or other quality recovery... read more
12-Step Recovery and Prayer is Evidence Based Practice
Scientists Examine Brain Images of Alcoholics in Recovery Using Prayer to Reduce Cravings Often addiction treatment providers boast their use of “evidence-based treatment,” which often emphasizes the use of a 12-step recovery model of addiction recovery. And while... read more