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What to Expect in a Substance Abuse Assessment

It’s difficult enough to admit to yourself that you need help with some kind of drug or alcohol issue. It’s even more frightening to pick up the phone and make that phone call to get help. What will the people say to you? Will you have to pack your bags and go away to...

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Alcohol Abuse: The Deadliest Risk

According to Christopher Ingraham writing for The Washington Post, Americans are “drinking themselves to death” at ever quicker rates. He cites data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that indicate alcohol abuse in 2014 has caused or contributed to the deaths...

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How Doctors Contribute to Opioid Addiction

Have you discovered that you cannot do without the pain pills that were prescribed for you by the family doctor? Maybe it’s your dentist who writes a prescription for Vicodin or Percocet for you every time you’ve got a painful dental issue. The people who study...

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Finding Substance Abuse Detox in Albuquerque

How do you know if you need detox? Just what is it and where can you find drug detox in Albuquerque? Many people worry about the length of time they’ve been using drugs or alcohol, plus the combination of substances that they’ve been abusing, and they feel embarrassed...

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Couples in Addiction Recovery: Double Trouble

What happens when someone is in a relationship with another person, whether or not they are married, and they are both abusing substances? It’s extremely difficult to fight addiction when you are doing it on your own, but what about when you’re also using with and...

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January/Winter 2016 eNewsletter

  Inside this issue:    ♦Letter from Paul   ♦From the Therapist's Chair   ♦Why Turning Point Recovery Center   ♦Upcoming CEU classes Jan - June   ♦Around Town   ♦Fun Facts About New Mexico     Letter from Paul    I’m...

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What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?

If you’re in recovery or about to start the process, you might think of withdrawal as a uniquely physical experience. You know addiction has emotional and mental components, but many people think of withdrawal as the sweatiness, nausea, muscle tension and palpitations...

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