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Yearly Archives: 2014

Is Smoking Nicotine a Gateway for Cocaine Use?

Is Smoking Nicotine a Gateway for Cocaine Use? Many individuals smoke nicotine, it’s legal after all. But does smoking nicotine become a gateway for cocaine addiction?   New research indicates that this may be the case: nicotine and cocaine alter the brain’s dopamine levels in very similar ways. Reports indicate that the ongoing presence of nicotine … Read More

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Turning Point Centers Turning Point would like to wish all of its supporters, friends, and clients a happy holiday season. We are impressed with the changes we have seen in so many of our clients this past year as they have fought addictions and found success and hope in their lives. We … Read More

Abstinence from Meth can Produce Recovery

Good News: Abstinence from Meth can Produce Recovery in Brain Functions Recently, a study was conducted that indicates that it takes at least one year for brain functions to improve in meth users, but it is possible. These findings bring hope to recovering meth abusers and their families and help them understand that it can … Read More

Avoiding the Holiday blues

Avoiding the Holiday blues The holidays are a time full of “laughter and cheer” right? Well, even though that may be the case for many of santa’s little helpers, there are also people who find themselves feeling depressed, sad, lonely, or just plain “blue”. The holiday season is also a busier and more stressful time. … Read More

Dying in Vein: Documentary on Heroin

Dying in Vein: an Upcoming Documentary on Heroin A new documentary from Jenny Mackenzie and Academy Award Winning Producer Geralyn White Dreyfous about the dangers surrounding heroin use is currently in production. This moving film, Dying in Vein, is an “intimate and deeply personal exploration of heroin addiction in two friends who meet in middle … Read More

Pornography addictions: Women are just as likely

Pornography addictions: Women are just as likely Pornography can be very addicting as has been shown by much research. In fact, pornography is known to produce more Internet traffic than anything else online and has been newly termed as the new cocaine. Researchers have actually seen changes in the brains of self-described porn addicts that … Read More

Recovery during Thanksgiving

Recovery during Thanksgiving Thanksgiving can be a difficult time for those in addiction recovery. Family and friends-who insist that everyone has a drink- are in abundance. Most of them simply don’t understand addiction. They think that because they can stop after one drink, everyone must be able to stop after one drink. Even when friends … Read More