Opiate epidemic Hitting Whites and Older Individuals Hardest The recent opiate epidemic that has swept the United States has impacted all races and ages. However, the rate of overdoses due to opiates is highest among the white race, and those between the ages of 45-54 years of age. The Centers of Disease Control reported that by … Read More
Facebook Adds Suicide Prevention Tools Facebook has recently introduced new tools designed to prevent suicide in Japan, where it is a leading cause of death. The new tools, previously released in the United States on June 14, include a V-shaped symbol on the upper right-hand corner of the screen that can be pressed to flag … Read More
How Does a Mother’s Drug Abuse Impact her Children? A recent study looked at children with mothers who abused drugs and the impacts of such. The findings show that the children are at high risk for physical, academic, and socio-emotional problems. Most of the mothers have low-income status, little education, mental illness, are prone to … Read More
US Drug Abuse by Region Drug abuse is a problem everywhere in society- from types of drugs used, to amounts of drugs used, to ages and other demographics of those using drugs. In examining different regions, several factors show up. A recent study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2011) showed many … Read More
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCD) is characterized by a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility, directness, and productivity. Steve Bressert, PhD, indicates in an article on psychcentral.org titled Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder Symptoms that OCD usually begins in early adulthood and manifests in “4 … Read More
Don’t Fear Detox Often, people hear more of the negative things about detox than the positive. For this and other reasons, detox is often feared or avoided when in fact, the reality is, detox can be life threatening or life saving, depending on how it’s approached. For instance, in extreme withdrawal cases without supervision or … Read More
Are You a Binge Drinker? Recent research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham estimates that 1,825 college students ages 18-24 die each year from alcohol-related injuries like car accidents, about 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an alcohol use disorder, and 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking. So binge … Read More
W-18: A New Dangerous and Addicting Street Drug Health officials are growing concerned about the recent emergence of a drug called W-18, a synthetic opiate like fentanyl that produces a heroin-like high, but is 100 times as potent and powerful as heroin and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. W-18 is making it’s way into … Read More
ADHD and Video Game Addiction Connected A recent study found that individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are very likely to develop video game addiction due to using video games to escape from the effects of ADHD. The study, which was conducted at the University of Bergen in Norway, was published in the Journal Psychology … Read More
Turning Point Centers is currently under construction on a new, 16 bed residential facility scheduled to open October 1st, 2016. The new center will be located in Sandy, adjacent to our Bell Canyon facility on Turning Point Circle. Both centers will be operated independently to retain the warm, home-like environment that truly insures our clients receive an individualized experience. … Read More
