Detox Centers in Park Ridge, New Jersey

Park Ridge is in north-central Bergen County, where rates of opioid misuse, addiction, and drug overdose are relatively high. Like many other boroughs in Bergen County, Park Ridge is located near many drug and alcohol rehab centers for residents who need professional treatment.

The number of drug overdoses in Bergen County has been climbing every year since 2015, when there were 288 overdose cases and 87 drug-related deaths.¹ In 2021, there were 711 drug overdoses in Bergen County and 155 drug-related deaths.¹ Between January 1, 2022, and April 30, 2022, there were 72 drug-related deaths in the county, which puts it on track to hit an estimated 216 drug-related deaths by the end of 2022.²

Many drug overdoses are caused by opioids like heroin. In 2020, an estimated 41% of people in Park Ridge who were admitted to nearby drug and alcohol rehab centers were using heroin.³ During the previous year in 2019, that number was 28%.⁴

Alcohol is also largely misused in Park Ridge. In 2020, an estimated 41% of residents sought addiction treatment.³ During the previous year, 48% of admissions to drug and alcohol rehab centers among Park Ridge residents were alcohol-related.⁴

Professional addiction treatment is widely available in and near Park Ridge, including for those who need treatment for other substance use disorders related to cocaine, marijuana, and prescription drugs.

There are 5 addiction treatment centers within 5 miles of Park Ridge and 26 facilities within 10 miles.⁵ The nearest facilities are in Westwood, Orangeburg, and Norwood.⁵ Detox, residential rehab, outpatient rehab, and behavioral therapy are some of the many treatments offered at these facilities.⁵

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder using buprenorphine is available at 2 drug rehab centers near Park Ridge.⁵ MAT for opioid use disorder using naltrexone is offered at 1 local rehab center.⁵

The total number of addiction treatment centers near Park Ridge makes up just over 8% of the total number of drug and alcohol rehab centers in New Jersey.⁵

Drug and alcohol support groups give people in recovery the opportunity to build relationships with peers in a substance-free support network and are anonymous, free to attend, and easily accessible.⁶ Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are widely known support groups available to people in Park Ridge who want to expand their support network and complement their existing addiction treatment programs.⁶

Park Ridge has 2 AA groups that meet 4 times a week.⁷ These meetings take place at Park Ridge United Methodist Church on 130 Berthoud Street and Pascack Reformed Church on 65 Pascack Road.⁷ In total, there are 70 AA meetings that take place 7 days a week within 5 miles of Park Ridge.⁷ An updated schedule of AA groups near Park Ridge is available on the official website for the Northern New Jersey Intergroup.⁷

One NA group meets on Tuesday evenings at the United Methodist Church of Park Ridge on 130 Berthoud Street.⁸ In total, there are 8 NA groups that meet within 5 miles of Park Ridge in nearby boroughs and cities, including Pearl River, Westwood, and Nanuet.⁸ An updated schedule of NA meetings near Park Ridge is available on the official NA website.⁸

Sources:

1. Bergen County Prosecutor. (n.d.). Response to the opioid epidemic.
2. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. (n.d.). Suspected drug related deaths.
3. Department of Human Services. (2021, August). Substance abuse overview 2020 Bergen County.
4. Department of Human Services. (2020, October). Substance abuse overview 2019 Bergen County.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find treatment.
6. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2022, March 11). Recovery-oriented mutual self-help groups.
7. Northern New Jersey Intergroup. (n.d.). Nearby meetings for Park Ridge, NJ (07656).
8. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). NA meeting search.