Addiction Recovery Systems

About Addiction Recovery Systems

Addiction Recovery Systems (ARS) in Mays Landing, New Jersey, is one of ten outpatient clinics the organization runs across the mid-Atlantic. Since 2004, they have focused on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, including heroin and prescription painkillers, while also treating alcohol, cocaine, and amphetamine addiction. Their approach is rooted in harm reduction. They treat addiction as a medical condition and accept that recovery is gradual and that relapse can happen along the way. Care options include standard outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient treatment, and medication-free outpatient programs for people who don’t need medication.

On the medication side, the Mays Landing clinic offers methadone and Suboxone/Subutex, paired with individual and group counseling and personalized treatment planning. Their intensive outpatient program involves about nine hours of group counseling per week, along with individual sessions, case management, and family counseling. They also provide DUI evaluations and virtual counseling. Walk-in admissions are accepted, and patients who have gone at least 12 hours without using can often start medication the same day. Early morning hours and medication visits that average under 10 minutes make it easier to keep up with work and family, and take-home doses become possible as treatment progresses.