Facts
- The number of Americans receiving specialty treatment for a problem with nonmedical pain reliever use more than doubled between 2002 and 2010, from 199,000 to over 400,000.
- Morphine withdrawal symptoms peak in about 48 to 96 hours after the last dose of the drug, and to subside after about 8 to 10 days.
- Nearly 40% of alcoholics have abused Xanax in order to treat alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
- Many new heroin users begin by snorting or smoking heroin in an attempt to avoid the social stigma attached to injection drug use.
GET HELP LOCATING A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM
Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Rampart with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because they suffer with a decreased immune system, anything as simple as the common cold can become a risky sickness. They expose themselves to other deadly infections too: Hepatitis C, pneumonia and tuberculosis just to list a few. Entering a drug treatment program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is vital. The addicted individual will be in a position to restore their sobriety and increase their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help people with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.
- Mat Su Health Services
264.6 miles from Rampart, Alaska
Mat Su Health Services is located at:
1363 West Spruce Avenue
Wasilla, AK. 99654
If you would like to contact Mat Su Health Services, you can reach them at 907-376-2411.
Mat Su Health Services offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Criminal Justice Clients
Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)