MOST MAJOR INSURANCE ACCEPTED
Most insurance plans, including Medicaid, are accepted.
In 2010, Paul Tucker founded Turning Point Recovery Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide addiction treatment and support for lasting recovery. We’ve grown to offer a full continuum of clinical addiction treatment, with the same care team supporting you as you move between levels of care. Therapy and medical care guide your treatment, while peer support and wellness services strengthen your progress.
Our clinical and peer support teams work together to connect treatment with everyday life. In therapy, you’ll explore patterns in your substance use and develop skills to manage challenges. Through peer support, you’ll practice those skills, learn from shared experiences, and build relationships with people who understand recovery. Activities at our Wellness Center, including yoga, fitness, and nutrition programming, support your health and give you opportunities to build healthy routines.
Together, these services support your mind, body, and spirit while keeping treatment at the center of your care. From medical detox through outpatient treatment and sober living, you’ll have clinical guidance, practical support, and a community to help you move forward.
We are your Turning Point.
Customized treatment for adults with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions
Joint Commission and COLA certified
Staff trained in trauma-certified care
Evidence-based therapies, including CBT, ACT, EMDR, MI, and DBT-informed
TMS available for treatment-resistant depression and related conditions
Major insurance accepted, including New Mexico Medicaid
When you are comparing providers, we know you are looking for clear reasons to choose us. We want to show you exactly how we go beyond standard treatment.
Here's what separates Turning Point Recovery Center from a standard, treatment-only program.
Everything we do is built around your success and accountability. We invite you to read our client recovery stories to see what this journey looks like in practice.
We provide you with a clear path to long-term recovery by collaborating directly with you. Our goal is to help you create a healthy, happy, and meaningful life within our supportive community.
We believe that anyone seeking recovery should have access to a client-centered continuum of care. We strive to reduce suffering and the stigma of addiction through clinical excellence and community engagement, guiding you toward health and connection with deep empathy.
We offer compassion, healing, and opportunities for wellness to everyone in our community. We prioritize your dignity and autonomy, working to uplift you to your highest potential.
Your safety and dignity are our highest priorities. We foster an accessible, trauma-informed, and culturally conscious environment where every individual is respected and valued.
We believe that for your recovery to last, it must address you as a whole person—your mental health, trauma, and community connections. We view our own sustainable growth as essential to our ability to support you for the long term.
This range of programming allows us to stay by your side from your first day of withdrawal management through years of aftercare.
| Program | What It Offers |
|---|---|
| Detox | Medically managed, inpatient withdrawal management in a safe, controlled residential setting |
| Residential Treatment | Structured, live-in care with at least 20 hours of weekly clinical group programming |
| Women’s Residential | Women-only residential treatment with gender-specific group therapy and trauma-focused care |
| Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) | Four structured tracks, two morning and two evening, for clients balancing outside responsibilities |
| Sober Living | Three houses embedded in the Albuquerque community, currently serving male clients |
| Intensive Sober Living | A 24/7 home-like recovery residence paired with outpatient treatment |
| Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) | A noninvasive outpatient treatment for depression and related conditions that haven’t responded to standard treatment |
| Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) | On-site medication management for opioid and alcohol use disorder, paired with counseling |
| Wellness Center | CPSW-run programming in nutrition, fitness, yoga, and life skills |
| Relapse Prevention | Family- and relationship-focused programming supporting long-term recovery |
We understand that addiction is often intertwined with trauma, anxiety, or depression. That is why our clinical team doesn't "one-size-fits-all fits all" approach; instead, we draw from a variety of evidence-based therapies to find what works best for you.
We use a combination of modalities determined by your unique assessment and clinical needs.
Not every clinician applies every modality to every client. Treatment is matched to individual needs identified during assessment, with more advanced modalities like EMDR and IFS reserved for clinicians with the corresponding training and licensure. This is also part of why the "personalized treatment plan" language on this page isn't just a phrase; it reflects a real clinical decision made for each client, not a fixed track everyone moves through the same way.
U.S. Air Force ADAPT Program (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
New Mexico Board of Nursing (BON)
Sandia National Laboratories
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
Probation and Parole
These partnerships exist because Turning Point manages referred clients' needs consistently across treatment and recovery support – a track record that matters most to institutional and professional referral sources evaluating where to send someone.
Cost and coverage are often the first practical question a family asks before treatment even becomes a real option, so it's worth laying out clearly what Turning Point accepts and how that process works.
Medicaid
Accepted; Turning Point serves a large Medicaid population
Other major commercial insurance
Most major plans accepted; coverage verified individually
Self-pay / cash
Accepted for clients without applicable coverage
We are committed to making care accessible, and we will not deny you treatment due to an inability to pay. Our admissions team will verify your insurance directly during intake, and our financial advisors are here to walk you through any questions you have.
Paul founded Turning Point Recovery Center and oversees the full continuum of care — medical detox, residential rehab, IOP, and long-term recovery support. His approach emphasizes structure, accountability, and compassion, with a focus on operational excellence and expanding access to treatment across New Mexico.
A nationally recognized behavioral health executive with more than 24 years of experience, Tom has held CEO roles at several leading behavioral health organizations. He brings lived experience with addiction and recovery to his leadership at Turning Point.
Dana brings more than 30 years of healthcare leadership to Turning Point, overseeing daily operations across all levels of care. She manages medical detox coordination, staff training, and patient transitions between levels of care, combining operational excellence with human-centered care.
Alaina has worked in substance use disorder treatment since 2014 and focuses on operational systems and clinical excellence. She previously taught Anthropology and Biology at the college level.
Jack Hancock, LCSW serves as the clinical director at Turning Point Recovery Center, where he provides clinical leadership, supports program development, and works closely with clinicians and other members of the treatment team to promote high-quality, integrated care for individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns.
Jack brings broad experience across the behavioral health field and has worked with diverse populations, including individuals with substance use disorders, adults with serious mental illness (SMI), adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED), justice-involved individuals, people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and individuals and families navigating complex social, legal, housing, and community-based challenges. His experience includes outpatient, residential, community-based, justice-system, and higher-acuity behavioral health settings.
Throughout his career, Jack has held various clinical leadership and supervisory roles. His work has included clinical supervision, program development, treatment planning, staff development, crisis assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and quality improvement. He is particularly interested in building strong clinical teams and creating consistent, collaborative, clinically sound treatment environments that respond to each client’s individual needs.
Jack’s clinical approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented. He has experience with approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), narrative therapy, attachment-based interventions, play therapy, and functional family therapy. He believes effective treatment should recognize the whole person and incorporate each client’s strengths, goals, stage of change, and individual recovery needs.
Jack is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New Mexico and an approved clinical supervisor through both the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners and the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board. He is passionate about supporting developing clinicians, strengthening integrated mental health and substance use treatment, and helping build programs that provide meaningful, compassionate, and effective care.
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Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine with 25+ years of clinical experience. He previously served as Director of the Healthcare Professionals Program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and is Consulting Medical Director at Turning Point. Fluent in English and Spanish.
A board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction psychiatry, Dr. Hazlewood has been the lead addiction psychiatrist at Turning Point since 2022. He is licensed in New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
With 40+ years in healthcare beginning as a paramedic in 1980, Decy brings a comprehensive background across behavioral health, addiction medicine, detox, residential treatment, and long-term care. A U.S. Navy veteran of Operation Desert Storm, she also volunteers in animal rescue and end-of-life care services.
Lizzy specializes in addiction medicine, MAT, and medically supervised detox support, with a commitment to serving underserved and vulnerable populations. Her graduate research focused on provider-client communication and trust.
Turning Point Recovery Center is a licensed, Joint Commission-accredited addiction treatment provider in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For 16 years, Turning Point has provided substance use disorder treatment and recovery support for adults, offering a full continuum of care from medical detox through aftercare.
Founding Year
2010
Ownership Type
Privately owned
Office Hours
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Phone Hours
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday–Sunday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Key Personnel
National Provider Number (NPI)
1629494760 – Registered under Turning Point Recovery Center, Inc. / Focused Recovery of New Mexico
These details establish Turning Point as a locally led organization with over a decade of continuous operation in Albuquerque, information that matters most to families and referral partners trying to verify legitimacy before making contact.
We use our social media channels to share educational content, stories of hope, and community updates. It is a great way for us to stay connected with you.
These channels are the best way for you and your family to see what life is like at our center and how we engage with the community every day.
You can also find us listed on several independent directories and locators if you are researching your options.
We keep these listings current so that wherever you find us, you receive accurate information about how we can help.
Your journey begins with a single phone call. Our admissions team is here to answer your questions and verify your insurance without any commitment from you. Our recovery blog also offers more detail on what your path to recovery could look like.
To speak with our team directly, contact us or call (505) 217-1717. We are ready when you are.
