Recent Posts in the Addiction Category

• Staying Sober During the Holiday Season

  Nov 21, 2018
  The holiday season can present some serious challenges for recovering addicts, especially since this time of year is heavily focused on celebrations, ...
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• Military Service Veterans Susceptible to Drug & Alcohol Addiction

  Nov 16, 2018
  Drug and alcohol use disorders tend to be traceable back to a moment or moments of extreme stress and danger. As members of the United States Armed ...
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• The Connection Between Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder

  Oct 10, 2018
  According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), there is a major connection between the presence of mental illness and substance use. ...
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• Rehabilitation Treatments Begin for Demi Lovato After Drug Overdose Incident

  Aug 17, 2018
  On July 24 th , 2018, popular singer Demi Lovato suffered a drug overdose scare that sent her to the hospital. Complications with treatment and the ...
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• Liver Disease Caused by Alcohol Consumption Increasing Among Young Adults

  Aug 1, 2018
  Dr. Elliot Tapper researched liver disease among young adults after having treated a young man in his mid-30s whose liver condition was vastly more ...
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• Why Do Drug & Alcohol Addiction Rates Increase in the Summer?

  Jun 26, 2018
  Now that the weather is warming up and summer is officially here, everyone is planning on how they will spend their holidays, time off from college, ...
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• May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

  May 23, 2018
  Although it is brought to the forefront once a year for a month, mental health awareness should be on our minds all year long because of the impact it ...
  Posted By Jon Boschen, MSW, LCSW, LCADC - Director, Turning Point, Inc.
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• Alcohol Addiction's Toll On Entire Families: Alcohol Awareness Month

  Apr 30, 2018
  Alcohol Awareness Month – the annual campaign from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) – is nearly over, but the benefits ...
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