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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...
Alcohol and Drug Recovery: People, Places, and Things
When you’re just getting started on the road to your alcohol or drug recovery, you hear frequently that you’ve got to change the people, places, and things in your life. This will involve giving up your substance of choice, so why do you have to change anything...
The First Step to Alcohol Recovery in Albuquerque
You’re probably reading this because you suspect that you’ve been drinking too much and you’re wondering if a place for alcohol recovery in Albuquerque can help you. The answer is a resounding yes—help is readily available. The first step toward recovery comes when...
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...
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...
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...
IOP for Substance Abuse Treatment in Albuquerque
IOP stands for intensive outpatient program, and you may be wondering why you need to attend so many hours of therapy for your substance abuse treatment in Albuquerque. Intensive outpatient describes a minimum of nine hours per week of programming, and even the...
Your Grief is Real During Recovery From Alcoholism
No matter how hard you work on your recovery from alcoholism, there are days when you experience a gloomy sadness, a feeling that you have lost someone or something that you really cared about. That lost person is you, the person whose alcohol addiction has caused so...
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...
Get (A Little) Angry at Your Drug Addiction Treatment
We’ve already discussed the emotions, including anger, associated with alcohol or drug addiction treatment. Hopefully you’ve gained an understanding about the emotional gauntlet you must pass on your way to recovery. You experience the same range of emotions as...
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...
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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