Detox Centers in Saddle River, New Jersey

Saddle River is a small rural community in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to 3,000 residents.¹ The borough is well-known for being a quiet and friendly environment to live in and raise a family.¹

However, New Jersey admitted more than 82,000 residents to substance use treatment programs in 2020, and Saddle River is no stranger to the drug addiction crisis.² According to the New Jersey Substance Abuse Monitoring System (NJSAMS), in 2020, at least 3,431 Bergen County residents were admitted to a substance misuse treatment center.²

Despite being a small borough in a rural area, Saddle River also counts on a health board to provide public health services to its residents.³ However, as shown by the NJSAMS 2020 report, Saddle River only reported 3 substance use treatment admissions—all for alcohol misuse.²

Nonetheless, Saddle River residents experience the impacts of the region’s substance misuse problems. In 2020, Bergen County had the lowest substance treatment admission rate per 100,000 residents.⁴ Bergen County also has an unmet substance use treatment demand of 69%.⁴

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration treatment locator, 307 facilities are operating within 25 miles of Saddle River, NJ.⁵ However, none of these facilities is within Saddle River. The closest treatment facility is about 2.3 miles away in Ramsey, NJ.⁵ These facilities provide an array of treatment options, including:⁶

• Detoxification programs help people get rid of their addiction to substances in a supervised environment to manage withdrawal symptoms.
• Outpatient treatment. Outpatient care provides flexible treatment for patients committed to attending regularly scheduled appointments and counseling sessions.
• Hospital inpatient. Hospital inpatient programs provide 24/7 access to medical care connected to a hospital. Most hospital inpatient treatments include detox and rehabilitative care.
• Residential treatment. Live-in residential treatment provides long-term addiction treatment. These facilities are best for people without a stable living environment.
• Co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment. Close to half of people who experience substance abuse also experience a mental health disorder; together, that’s known as co-occurring disorders. Integrated care or dual diagnosis programs care for both conditions simultaneously to promote better outcomes.

Peer support groups are nonprofessional group sessions that help individuals with similar conditions focus on achieving long-term recovery from drug or alcohol-related problems.⁷ Although support groups are not a substitute for treatment, they can yield many benefits for participants.⁷ Peer support group participation during and after treatment may help people maintain abstinence.⁷

The most well-known peer support groups are Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which follows the 12-Step model based on the idea that addiction is a disease.⁷ The other is Narcotics Anonymous (NA), which follows the same model but focuses on drug-related problems.⁷

While many churches and local community centers provide access to peer support meetings, you can also find local meetings directly with AA or NA. The closest AA meeting in Saddle River, NJ, is:⁸

Rockland County Intergroup

West Nyack, New York

Helpline: (845) 352-1112

According to NA meeting search results, at least 38 NA meetings are available within 10 miles of Saddle River, NJ.⁹ Most NA meetings are held in churches both in-person and online. Verify with your local meeting location to check the latest meeting times and availability.

Sources:

1. Borough of Saddle River. (n.d.). Welcome to Saddle River.
2. Department of Human Services. (2021, August). Substance abuse overview 2020 Bergen County.
3. Borough of Saddle River. (n.d.). Board of Health.
4. State of New Jersey Department of Health. (n.d.). Treatment statistics.
5. Findtreatment.gov. (n.d.). Results.
6. Findtreatment.gov. (n.d.). Types of treatment.
7. Tracy, K., & Wallace, S. P. (2016). Benefits of peer support groups in the treatment of addiction. Substance abuse and rehabilitation, 7, 143–154.
8. Alcoholics Anonymous. (n.d.). Find A.A. near you (North America).
9. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). Narcotics Anonymous meeting search results.