Toll Free Assessment
866-720-3784
Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

New-jersey Treatment Centers

in New-jersey

There are a total of drug treatment centers listed under the category in new-jersey. If you have a facility that is part of the category you can contact us to share it on our website. Additional information about these listings in New-jersey is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

Rehabilitation Categories

We have carefully sorted the drug rehab centers in new-jersey. Filter your search for a treatment program or facility with specific categories. You may also find a resource using our addiction treatment search. For additional information on new-jersey drug rehab please phone our toll free helpline.

Drug Facts

  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.

Free non-judgmental advice at

866-720-3784