If you are concerned that you or a loved one may have opioid use disorder, there are resources available to you.
For emergencies, dial 9-1-1, but for other services, New Jersey residents can dial 1 (844) REACH-NJ (or 1-844-732-2465). This hotline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Center for Family Services offers assistance to people in need across South Jersey. Their goal is to break the cycle of poverty, violence, trauma, and addiction and to help people to overcome obstacles, to find comfort, and to build the foundation for a successful future.
The Center for Family Services administers the H.A.L.O. program (Help After Loss to an Overdose) to support people who have lost a loved one to the disease of addiction. Sponsored by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and the Camden County Addiction Awareness Task Force, H.A.L.O. provides a safe place to gather, share experiences and learn new ways to cope with grief and the loss of a loved one.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has established an online resource to provide information and treatment options to individuals struggling with opioid use disorder.
Cooper Medical University's Addiction Medicine Program
Cooper Medical University, a partner in the Camden Opioid Research Initiative, has a robust program which addresses opioid use disorder and the varied ways it affects a person's health. For more information, call 1 (856) 342-2967.
Narcotics Anonymous NJ provides individuals with community support in their efforts in treating their opioid use disorder. Click the link above to find a meeting near you.
Nar-Anon of New Jersey Family Group
Like Narcotics Anonymous above, Nar-Anon provides a community support group, but Nar-Anon Family Group is for the friends and family of individuals struggling with opioid use disorder.
Project H.O.P.E. is a Camden nonprofit that offers health care to the area’s most vulnerable population. Project H.O.P.E. is centrally located, but also offers mobile sites for the convenience of its patients. Its hours can be found on its website linked above. To set up an appointment, call (856) 968-2320.
City of Angels was founded in 2009 to help New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents. According to its website, City of Angels "offer(s) support with the hope that we may be able to give people calm guidance as they approach the daily challenges faced by those affected with addictions."
Camden Delivers helps soon-to-be mothers in Camden obtain the medical and social services -- including addiction services -- they may need to encourage a safe and healthy pregnancy
