Michael’s Story

Michael’s Story – Michael came to Turning Point Centers because he suffered from alcohol addiction, and he frequently used cocaine on the weekends. When he came to our Utah rehab center, Michael was apathetic about life, and didn’t feel like he had anything to live for. Michael had previously tried other Utah rehab programs, but none of them seemed to work. It was Michael’s father that brought him to Turning Point. “What was different about Turning Point was that the staff really worked one-on-one with me. They helped me figure out what was wrong with me, and why I felt like I needed to be numbed out from the world,” Michael said. Michael now enjoys strong relationships with his family and friends, and he now helps others recover from their addiction problems.

“My life has completely changed, it has completely turned around. I had no …

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Addicted to drugs and alcohol, and spending Christmas alone in a Brighton hostel, Tony knew he had hit rock bottom. … It is a significant change from his days on the streets, when alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health issues dominated his world.
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Videogames are addictive, says researcher

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She said that the phenomenon, known as attentional bias, is common among heroin, tobacco, alcohol and gambling addicts and is thought to be a factor in developing an addiction. “Each type of addictive substance or behaviour has unique risks associated …
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Rethink Strategy On Fighting Substance Abuse

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Our youth, mostly and dreadfully so, become victims to narcotics and illicit liquor and are then trapped in the downward spiral of addiction and ruin. Drugs and illicit alcohol are the bane that wrecks lives, ruins families and destabilise society …
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