{"id":3357,"date":"2016-12-14T01:02:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T06:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2016-12-14T01:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T06:02:55","slug":"holiday-season-support-offered-for-those-dealing-with-addiction-and-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2016\/12\/holiday-season-support-offered-for-those-dealing-with-addiction-and-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Season Support Offered for Those Dealing With Addiction and Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_177\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177\" src=\"http:\/\/tomsriver.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5851768737_8f87134bf2_o.jpg\" alt=\"Heroin (File Photo\/ Dimitris Kalogeropoylos\/ Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heroin (File Photo\/ Dimitris Kalogeropoylos\/ Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The holiday season is a time for cheer and celebration, but if a loved one is battling addiction, or had their life claimed by it, the Christmas season can be a tough time of year.<\/p>\n<p>Project Heuristic, a local group that offers support against substance abuse, is planning a Holiday Season Support and Hope event next Tuesday, Dec. 20, with the aim of \u201coffering you support and hope this holiday season.\u201d The free event is geared toward\u00a0parents and other families and friends who have lost loved ones to addiction, whose loved ones are in treatment, or whose loved ones are in need of help to get into treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The event is being co-organized by the\u00a0Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Season Support and Hope will be held Dec. 20 at\u00a0129 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, check out the event\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1294754157257099\/\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2016\/12\/holiday-season-support-offered-for-those-dealing-with-addiction-and-loss\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is a time for cheer and celebration, but if a loved one is battling addiction, or had their life claimed by it, the Christmas season can be a tough time of year. 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