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    The Center for Network Therapy (CNT) is led by Indra Cidambi, M.D., who has been recognized for her innovations in addiction treatment. Although opiate withdrawal was sometimes treated in an outpatient setting, she was the first to introduce outpatient treatment for alcohol withdrawal and benzodiazepine withdrawal. Besides lending her expertise to numerous media outlets, she has also been a prolific writer on topics that concern addiction and treatment.

    Below you will find articles, op-eds and opinion pieces that explain new or emerging substances of abuse, new medications that may impact treatment and analysis of addiction treatment options.

    Blogs

    Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Detox

    Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Detox Table of contents What Are Benzodiazepine? Dependence on Benzodiazepines Benzodiazepine Withdrawal – Symptoms and Risks Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Management How To Address  Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptoms? Duration Of Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptoms What Are Benzodiazepine? In recent years, the opioid epidemic has received notable attention in the media. But other prescription medications pose as much ...
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    25 Feb 2019
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    Alcohol Withdrawal Management

    Alcohol Withdrawal Detox Management If you are unable to stop consuming alcohol despite wanting to, or despite negative consequences, you may have become dependent on alcohol. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome can develop when you suddenly stop drinking alcohol after a period of frequent and substantial consumption, be it vodka, whiskey, wine or beer. If you try ...
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    20 Feb 2019
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    What Heroin can do to Your Body?

    What Heroin can do to Your Body? There is an increase in the use of heroin in the streets of the US resulting from the ban on Opana and hydrocodone. Those who were addicts of these pain relieving treatments see heroin as the best option that is left. This is even elevated by the fact ...
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    30 Dec 2018
    Blogs, Print Online Press

    NJ Biz : Ambulatory detox centers starting to catch on

    Center for Network Therapy in Middlesex becoming a model for the health care industry When the Center for Network Therapy first opened its doors in Middlesex and asked for referrals to its ambulatory detox service, New Jersey’s medical community wasn’t very eager. But in the past two years, the service has become popular and hospitals ...
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    30 Nov 2018
    Blogs

    Playing Through Pain : NFL Gets Yellow Flag For Opioid Misuse

    Playing Through Pain : NFL Gets Yellow Flag For Opioid Misuse Addiction Expert Dr. Indra Cidambi provides insight into the consequences of using opioid pain medication to mask pain in order to continue to play New York, NY – March 31, 2017 – As per research* by Washington University, retired National Football League (NFL) players ...
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    16 Nov 2018
    Blogs

    The Faces Of Addiction : The Middle-Aged, Women And Fentanyl

    The Faces Of Addiction : The Middle-Aged, Women And Fentanyl Addiction Expert, Dr. Indra Cidambi, analyzes factors driving continued growth in drug overdose deaths. New York, NY – March 15, 2017 – The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released data that showed that drug overdose deaths (excl. alcohol) rose 11% year-over-year to 52,404 in ...
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    31 Oct 2018
    Blogs

    Against The Law

    Against The Law We’ve all been there. Drinks with our workmates after a long day. Celebratory drinks after a big win. Too many cocktails at a staff function. Some offices even host regular social functions within the business premises. More often than not, these are all just social gatherings that help employees bond, break barriers ...
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    26 Oct 2018
    Blogs

    Impact on children of parental substance use

    IMPACT ON CHILDREN OF PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE Addiction Expert Dr. Indra Cidambi Shares Tips on How to Help Children Affected by Addiction NEW JERSEY-Our country is in the middle of a drug epidemic and, as per SAMHSA, 1 in 4 children in the United States is exposed to alcohol abuse or dependence in the family. ...
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    2 Oct 2018
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    Is your Doctor Unwittingly Enabling your Addiction?

    Is your Doctor Unwittingly Enabling your Addiction? Opioid and benzodiazepine abuse is a critical problem in America. Some people may not even be aware that they have become chemically dependent on one of these medications until they stop taking the medication and begin to experience withdrawal symptoms, as the need for substance detoxification grows. Many ...
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    29 Aug 2018
    Blogs

    Brian Cuban praises center for network therapy’s outpatient detox model

    Brian Cuban praises center for network therapy’s outpatient detox model BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND AUTHORITY ON ADDICTION VISITS NEW JERSEY’S FIRST AMBULATORY DETOX CENTER AND SHARES HIS RECOVERY STORY WITH PATIENTS New Jersey –June 3, 2016 – The Center for Network Therapy (CNT), New Jersey’s first state licensed ambulatory detox facility for all substance abuse, welcomed ...
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    17 Aug 2018
    Blogs

    Probuphine – formidable hurdles will severely limit adoption

    Probuphine – formidable hurdles will severely limit adoption The battle of treating those living with the disease of addiction is ongoing and ever – challenging. New treatments and medications are continually being developed, tested and introduced. One of the newer medications on the market, introduced in 2016, is Probuphine. This drug is unique in its ...
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    31 Jul 2018
    Blogs

    Mixing Opiates With ‘Benzos’

    Mixing Opiates With ‘Benzos’ According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 200 people in the United States die due to opiate overdose every day. That is of epidemic proportions! Despite various efforts by the federal and state bodies, the epidemic continues unabated. One of the reasons the opioid overdose deaths continue to rise ...
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    21 Jul 2018
    Blogs

    Will Government Initiatives Help The Opioid Crisis?

    Will Government Initiatives Help The Opioid Crisis? Around 30 states have implemented new laws and policies, limiting physician’s ability to prescribe opioid pain pills to their patients. The most common method is to put a limit on the first prescription for opioid pills, stipulating that it should be for a week or less. There are ...
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    15 Jul 2018
    Television

    SAMHSA: Why Addiction is a Disease and Why is it Important

    SAMHSA: Why Addiction is a Disease and Why is it Important SAMHSA recognizes CNT’s Dr. Cidambi as a leader in addiction treatment; SAMHSA invites Dr. Cidambi to participate in a panel discussion on why Addiction is a Disease. Dr. Cidambi highlighted to SAMHSA’a audience the fact that a move to increased outpatient treatment for the ...
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    11 Jul 2018
    Blogs

    Holiday binge drinking – Five sign you are abusing alcohol

    Many individuals binge drink during the holidays as the party season is in full swing. Dr. Cidambi suggests that they should become aware if they are abusing alcohol or using it as an emotional crutch.
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    30 Jun 2018
    Blogs

    Journaling to recovery, Made simple

    Over time journaling that demands a lot of time becomes an arduous task and individuals in recovery tend to discontinue it. Dr. Cidambi, America’s leading addiction expert, shares her methodology of journaling, which is effective and can be done in 2 minutes or less.
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    16 Jun 2018
    Blogs

    Teens and the abuse of the “good grade” pill

    CNT’s Medical Director, Indra Cidambi, M.D., talks about the misconceptions about Adderall, highlights the potential of getting addicted to Adderall and the possibility of the medication becoming the “gateway” drug leading to abuse of other substances.
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    2 Jun 2018
    Blogs

    Cracking Down on Opiates

    Cracking Down on Opiates Pain Pill Prescriptions Leads To A More Deadly Drug Trend: Pressed Pills Over 30 million people worldwide use opiates – for legitimate pain or for recreational purposes. Unfortunately, many uses them to feed their addiction, and suffering from detoxification withdrawal symptoms when attempting to quit it. Irrespective of whether opiates, such ...
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    29 Apr 2018
    Radio

    WCBS Newsradio 880 with Neil Carouosso

    America’s leading addiction expert, Dr. Indra Cidambi, warns against the “vaping” trend, especially among teenagers. She predicts that it will eventually lead to experimentation with more potent drugs and addiction.
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    26 Apr 2018
    Television

    Bold Business

    America’s leading addiction expert, Dr. Indra Cidambi, discusses the opioid crisis ravaging the country and opined that decriminalization should be used as an incentive to motivate individuals suffering from addiction to enter recovery and re-integrate into the workforce.
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    12 Apr 2018
    Radio

    The Takeaway WNYC and NPR

    The nationally syndicated radio news program invited the country’s leading addiction expert, Dr. Indra Cidambi, about her work as an Addiction Psychiatrist and how she wants to change the way opioids are being prescribed.
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    12 Apr 2018
    Blogs

    Is Addiction in my Genes?

    Is Addiction in my Genes? Are you living with a parent or family member who suffers from addiction? Are you concerned that you may be predisposed to addictions? Addiction has a strong genetic component and your concerns are well founded. Two factors strongly contribute to the initiation of use of addictive substances; environment and genetics. ...
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    7 Apr 2018
    Blogs

    Sublocade: Directionally Positive, But Not A Panacea

    Sublocade: Directionally Positive, But Not A Panacea Buprenorphine has been used for nearly two decades to treat addiction to opiates, such as prescription pain pills, heroin, and fentanyl. In fact, Buprenorphine has been very successful as it not only provides relief from withdrawal symptoms, it also mitigates cravings. Physicians prescribe buprenorphine, which comes in Listerine-like ...
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    27 Mar 2018
    Print Online Press

    NJ Spotlight: OP-ED: Gov. Murphy ignores downside of legalized pot

    NJ Spotlight publishes an Op-Ed piece authored by Dr. Cidambi, highlighting the perils of legalizing marijuana for recreational use to NJ Gov. Murphy.
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    9 Feb 2018
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