These are scary so get ready: Heroin and opiate abuse cost our country over $485 BILLION per year. This includes lost wages, abuse of the medical system, crime, traffic accidents and the cost of the legal system. Another statistic for you regarding heroin and opiate addiction abusers make up 50% of the crimes committed in … Read More
First of all…if you notice your family member drastically changing and you’re concerned with some kind of drug/alcohol abuse call a treatment center like Turning Point Centers immediately and start doing your homework. Research has shown that the purity of heroin lessens the further away from the Mexican border. The reason why is because it’s … Read More
As if our country doesn’t have enough drug and alcohol problems to deal with now we have Spice! Okay…spice doesn’t show up on drug tests which makes it difficult for parents and facilities to determine the use. However, it does carry all the same symptoms of marijuana and users will tell you it gives them … Read More
Oxycontin is a powerful prescription drug, that when used properly, certainly can help with chronic pain issues. The problem the staff at Turning Point Centers is seeing more and more is that people are being prescribed this very powerful opioid and the chances of addiction tend to be high. When our younger clients are coming … Read More
Those who use meth and those who know people who use meth don’t need a blog to tell them how highly addictive the drug is. Frankly, it’s next to impossible to quit without help. Fortunately, there’s hope! We at Turning Point Centers have created a comprehensive meth rehab treatment program that combines the following: Behavioral … Read More
Among the many symptoms of meth abuse is “meth mouth,” a severe form of tooth decay that is often fixed only by pulling the affected teeth. According to the American Dental Association ADA, heavy meth use probably causes meth mouth in a variety of ways: Dry mouth (hyposalivation): Meth dries up the salivary glands, depleting … Read More
Many people with high anxiety levels find that having a drink at night to “calm them down” does exactly that…it calms them down and decreases their anxiety. The problem is this is a very short-term effect and typically gets worse because 1 drink per night turns into 2 turns into 3 and goes from abuse … Read More
Read some interesting statistics today on eating disorders. It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – seven million women and one million men One in 200 American women suffers from anorexia Two to three in 100 American women suffers from bulimia Nearly half of all Americans personally know someone with an … Read More
We’re excited to bring on Dr. Otis to do our EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). He’s starting next Monday and we know he’s going to fit in nicely with our program and it’s philosophy. Very often clients come in with serious PTSD and need this service…we proud to offer it to those clients and … Read More
The Turning Point Centers Intensive Outpatient program is potentially about to take a nice change. We’re thinking about having the Family Therapy group on Thursdays. That way the group won’t get split up and it won’t take away any time from the IOP clients. The philosophy of the family therapy is very similar to that … Read More
