Every year many young people die of inhalant abuse. Many of them suffer severe consequences, including permanent brain damage, loss of muscle control, and destruction of the heart, blood, kidney, liver, and bone marrow. According to drugabuse.gov, in 2009, 2.1 million Americans age 12 and older had abused inhalants. Source: National Survey on Drug Use … Read More
Happy Holidays from Turning Point! A Christmas Gift To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. -author unknown Take time to share the love in your heart with others and yourself during this holiday … Read More
About Meth What’s Meth made of? Methamphetamine is closely related to amphetamine but has longer lasting and more toxic effects on the user’s system. Meth is a white, odorless powder that dissolves easily in water or alcohol. Production of the drug begins with common chemicals, including ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Ephedrine-containing pills and powders were banned … Read More
A captivating article was recently published on rehabinternational.com in relation to social media and teen drug use. They found many key points including many staggering statistics, the prevalence of social media causing peer pressure to jump from social gatherings into your home, and the fact that parents who leave overnight double their chances of their teen’s … Read More
How do families of addicts cope during the holidays? For many families who have a member that abuses drugs or alcohol, the holidays can be an extremely stressful time. Not only is this a difficult time for the user themselves, it’s hard for families to watch the addicts make poor choices or even struggle not … Read More
Drug abuse, Recovery, and the Holidays Recovering from drug or alcohol abuse is difficult regardless of what time of the year it is. However, the holiday season poses extra challenges for most people in recovery. There is high stress often associated with preparing for parties and social gatherings, family gatherings, buying gifts, and with being … Read More
Marsha Stafford started her drinking career at the ripe old age of two. As the child of alcoholics they often gave her alcohol and thought it was funny to watch a drunk toddler. From the ages of 5 to 11, the family lived in a car at a park in Mesa, AZ, and instead of … Read More
On average, when do kids begin abusing drugs in Utah? Are kids receiving help for substance abuse or alcohol dependency in Utah? Answers to questions such as these and other interesting facts about Utah’s youth can be found on the website: cwla.org. Surprisingly, there are many youths who are struggling and are not receiving any … Read More
Haunt for Healing was such a great success that we have already committed to do it again next year. It will be just as much fun and twice as scary… so get ready! A huge thanks goes out to everyone who came out to supported us and donated to the cause!! We couldn’t have done it without … Read More
Prevalence of prescription drug abuse in Utah It’s fairly common knowledge that Utah is top among prescription drug abuse in the U.S. But just how bad is it? A study conducted by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that Utah led the U.S. in the nonmedical use (abuse) of prescription drugs in 2004 … Read More
