by Valerie Delucca | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog
We don’t always recognize the moment when a habit turns into something more. It doesn’t happen all at once. Instead, it quietly builds. What starts as casual use becomes a coping mechanism. Then it becomes something that feels necessary to get through the day. By the... 
by Valerie Delucca | Aug 6, 2025 | Blog
“Hi … I don’t really know what to do, but I can’t do this anymore. I… I need help.” That was the heaviest sentence I’ve ever said out loud. The kind that makes the world go silent for a second. I had finally picked up the phone to call someone – anyone –... 
by Valerie Delucca | Jul 31, 2025 | Blog
How to Support a Loved One with Addiction Loving someone in active addiction can feel like sitting beside a ticking clock. We don’t know how much time is left, but every second stretches between hope and fear. We wait for something to change, for a breakthrough, a... 
by Valerie Delucca | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog
In the summer of 2020, I didn’t walk into treatment because I believed I had a problem. I went because my loved ones pushed me to. Truthfully, I wasn’t ready. And like so many others, my journey wasn’t linear. I spent the next three years in and out of treatment: 30... 
by Dan | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog
The recent grand opening of NJ Recovery Institute in Succasunna, Morris County, marks a crucial moment in the fight against drug addiction and alcohol abuse. More than that, it symbolizes the unity of a community determined to address the pressing issues of substance...