Did you know that half of all new drug users are under the age of 18? Or that, during the summer months, teenagers are most likely to drink and try drugs for the first time? With the first of summer right around the corner, Turnbridge experts cover just what parents should know when it comes […]

One of the most well-known – and widespread – approaches to addiction recovery is the 12-Step model. If you are researching drug treatment centers, there is no doubt you’ve come across this concept before. Nearly 75 percent of rehab facilities today enact 12-Step programs. And if you haven’t heard of the 12-Steps, you’ve likely heard […]

On average, most people try drugs and alcohol for the first time before their 20th birthday – sometime during adolescence or their later teenage years. This is the most critical period for brain development, and, as we know, substance abuse disrupts that process. Drug and alcohol use puts our kids at great risk for more […]

Drug addiction does not discriminate. Anyone – at any age, from any upbringing – can develop a drug or alcohol problem. One teen may develop a dependence on painkillers, after an athletic injury. Another may develop an Adderall addiction after using this stimulant as a semester-long “study aid.” A young adult may have started drinking […]

Each May, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes National Prevention Week: an annual health observance that is completely dedicated to increasing awareness – and promoting action – around substance use and mental health disorders. This year, National Prevention Week (NPW) will take place from May 13th – 19th, 2018. The weeklong […]

Each year, millions of people – approximately one in five Americans – face the impeding reality of living with a mental illness. Yet despite its prevalence in our society, we often speak about mental illness as though it is some foreign, abnormal state that we’ve never encountered before. As a result, those affected tend to […]

In a culture so consumed by substance use, it is very easy for us to say, “Of course my son is going to drink in college,” and, “She’s just experimenting,” as we shrug off our daughters’ drug use. All too often, we consider drug and alcohol use to be this quick-and-dirty phase that all young […]

Some people “drown their sorrows” during difficult times, reaching for the bottle when things get tough. Sometimes, when a person is feeling sad, hopeless, or alone, he or she will bottle those feelings up and drink them down, using alcohol to “numb the pain.” These situations or expressions may sound familiar to you. Perhaps you […]

Near 21 million people in the United States are currently battling a substance use disorder. According to recent research, however, only about 1 in 10 of these Americans will actually get the treatment they need. Of the 6.4 million adolescents and young adults needing addiction treatment – those who have been diagnosed with a substance […]

On March 19th, 2018, President Donald Trump proposed an official plan to combat the opioid crisis in America. The three-pronged policy, which can be found on the Whitehouse.gov website, outlines the Trump Administration’s top initiatives for stopping opioid abuse and reducing drug supply in the U.S. A portion of Trump’s plan focuses on expanding addiction […]