Each year since 2021, more than 3,000 New Jerseyans – eight people per day on average – have died from unintentional overdoses. For those trying to escape this cycle, inpatient withdrawal management, more commonly referred to as “detox,” is often their best hope. But in many parts of the state, wait times for a bed could be too long for someone on the edge of sobriety.
The Rutgers Center for Recovery and Wellbeing, in Plainfield, N.J., aims to help fill this need.
“In New Jersey, there is a significant need for new providers to increase access to services, particularly within the inpatient and withdrawal management sector,” said Caitlin Simpson, senior director of addiction services at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), which partners with RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Services in offering a comprehensive network of mental health services in the state. “The Rutgers Center for Recovery and Wellbeing strives to fill the existing gap in services and the needs of the community.” To read the full story.