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
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
Links between Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse A recent study published by CASA (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse) has shown a strong link between substance abuse and eating disorders in women. Other studies show that at least half of women with eating disorders also abuse alcohol or drugs compared with only 9% of the … Read More
Prescription Drug Abuse and Chronic Pain Many individuals have chronic pain issues and are abusing prescription drugs-whether prescribed to them or not-as a means to alleviate this pain. A recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, confirms this is the case. The study was conducted at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical … Read More
Kids and Alcohol ads A recent study published by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs examined the exposure of kids to alcohol ads. They looked at the different types of advertising, the ads that were most often viewed and, the characteristics of the kids who were exposed most often to alcohol related ads. … Read More
California Changes Legal Smoking Age to 21 Just last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed multiple bills, elevating the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. He also placed restrictions on smoking areas and sales of e-cigarettes. Research shows that when adolescents begin smoking at a young age, they are more likely to experiment with … Read More
Unplanned Pregnancies and Heroin A recent study examined the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy among women who use heroin. There is much data on statistics related to unplanned pregnancies, however, data is lacking on unplanned pregnancies and women who use heroin. In the general population, 31%-47% of pregnancies are unplanned. The study looked at pregnant women … Read More
Kids and E-Cigarette Poisonings on the Rise A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics indicates that the number of kids under age 6 poisoned by nicotine in e-cigarettes rose by nearly 1,500% between 2013 and 2015. Further, more than 90% of the kids swallowed the nicotine-laced liquid, that is smoked inside e-cigarettes. Nearly half … Read More
