Addiction Services - - Massachusetts

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Addiction Services
Addiction Services
is located at 415 Columbia Road Dorchester, MA. 2125 and can be contacted by calling 617-287-8000. Addiction Services offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, AIDS/HIV Clients, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

Ethanol, which is the alcohol in beverages, is toxic because of its molecular effects on tissues; additionally, the first breakdown product of alcohol, which is acetaldehyde, is even more toxic.
Alcohol doesn't contain any type of beneficial nutrients for your body. Over a long period of time, you will see the organs become negatively affected as a result. The most predominant area where this is noticeable will be the liver and its functions since it metabolizes alcohol. Soon you will see the liver cells destroyed and it will not have the ability to regenerate these cells. It leads to progressive inflammatory injury, which moves towards cirrhosis of the liver.
An estimated 80% of American youth consume alcohol before their 21st birthday.
Strengthening drunken driving laws and increasing taxes on alcohol appear to help curb alcohol abuse in the United States according to the Lancet review.

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