Substance Abuse and the Disease of Addiction

Join us with Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor Edward Bognacki for a frank discussion of issues surrounding substance abuse and addiciton.

Topics will include:

Heroin, does not discriminate by race, age, or socio-economic status

Gateway drugs. What are they?

Treatment vs punishment for non-violent users. Inequities in the justice system by race/economics.

The marijuana legalization movement (medical, recreational)

Workplace drug testing: What does it accomplish?

Alcohol and alcoholism

About Our Guest:
Edward Bognacki is a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor with 15 years experience in the field. Throughout his career, he has worked with adolescent and adult addicts at the Intensive Outpatient and Inpatient level of care.  He has been with High Focus Centers at several locations in Northern and Central NJ for the past 11 years, and currently works with young adult and adult patients in Freehold NJ in intensive outpatient setting. Prior to High Focus Centers, Ed worked at Endeavor House in Keyport and Kearney, NJ and Comprehensive Recovery Services in Hackensack, NJ.
Ed holds a Master of Divinity from Seton Hall University and a B.A. in Philosophy from Montclair University.
A native of New Milford, NJ, Ed currently resides in Toms River, NJ.