Fentanyl has changed what is at stake when someone you love is using. A planned drug intervention gives your New Jersey family a way to act now, together.
A drug intervention is a structured meeting, prepared with a professional interventionist, in which the people closest to someone who is using ask them to accept treatment that day. We travel to families throughout New Jersey, from Jersey City, Morristown and Princeton to smaller towns, and planning starts right away, because with today's drug supply waiting carries real risk.
Court-ordered addiction treatment. No addiction-specific process a family can start.
Overdose Good Samaritan law. Yes (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30, Overdose Prevention Act, L.2013, c.46).
Naloxone. Anyone 14 or older can get naloxone free and anonymously, with no prescription, at participating New Jersey pharmacies (source).
State agency. New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).
State treatment line. ReachNJ: 1-844-732-2465 (1-844-REACH-NJ).
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
New Jersey recorded 1,992 drug overdose deaths in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 20.2 per 100,000, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (source). Before anything else, keep your loved one alive.
If your loved one is in immediate danger, call 911. If they are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
New Jersey has a Good Samaritan overdose law (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30, Overdose Prevention Act, L.2013, c.46) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help during an overdose. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
Naloxone (Narcan) reverses an opioid overdose, not stimulants. See our fentanyl family guide.
DMHAS supports recovery housing for adults with opioid use disorder who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or leaving treatment, with one house each in northern, central and southern New Jersey (source).
Each one shapes the medical side of detox differently.
Not directly. New Jersey has no substance use commitment law that a family can start on its own. A planned, professionally led intervention is the most reliable route to treatment.
New Jersey has no civil commitment law that lets a family member petition a court for involuntary treatment for substance use alone. Confirm the current rules with a New Jersey attorney before relying on them.
Through ReachNJ, New Jersey offers families the NJ Connect for Recovery Helpline (855-652-3737), staffed partly by Family Peer Specialists, and three Regional Family Support Centers providing free peer support, education and naloxone training (source).
See the full steps, how fast someone leaves for treatment and our cost guide.
The state agency that oversees substance use treatment is New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). For treatment searches, New Jersey offers ReachNJ: 1-844-732-2465 (1-844-REACH-NJ).
Through ReachNJ, New Jersey offers families the NJ Connect for Recovery Helpline (855-652-3737), staffed partly by Family Peer Specialists, and three Regional Family Support Centers providing free peer support, education and naloxone training.
Yes. New Jersey has a Good Samaritan overdose law (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30, Overdose Prevention Act, L.2013, c.46) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
We begin planning right away by phone or video, and travel to families throughout New Jersey, including Jersey City, Morristown and Princeton. Call (850) 563-9776 to talk through realistic timing.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
