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  • Intravenous heroin users typically experience a heroin rush within just a few seconds after injection.
  • Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms can last one to two weeks, and are rapidly extinguished with reinstitution of antidepressant medication which is one of the reasons individuals become dependent to these drugs.
  • Repeated and chronic heroin users who fail to use sterile needles or share equipment may experience infection of the heart lining and valves, normally due to lack of sterile technique.
  • Inhalants known to cause severe blood oxygen depletion, which can result in death, are aliphatic nitrites, which are also known as poppers, bold and rush on the street.

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Seniors/Older Adults - St. James, LA.

You may be stunned to read that today more and more seniors/older adults are entering drug rehabilitation programs in St. James, LA. Addiction is an issue that can affect anyone. Even the elderly who have much more life experience can drop into the lure of drug abuse and addiction. Often their doctor prescribes a medication to assist with the pain, anxiety, etc. They find that the medication is handy and may take far more than prescribed or in conjunction with other substances like alcohol. Drug rehabilitation programs are a valuable tool in helping seniors/older adults addicted to prescription drugs and other substances. A lot of elderly addicts are also struggling from co-occurring psychological health problems that are able to be treated in conjunction with their addiction difficulties.

  • Beacon Behavioral Hospital Inc
    9.9 miles from St. James, Louisiana
    Beacon Behavioral Hospital Inc is located at:

    2471 Louisiana Avenue
    Lutcher, LA. 70071

    If you would like to contact Beacon Behavioral Hospital Inc, you can reach them at 225-258-6103.

    Beacon Behavioral Hospital Inc offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • St. James Behavioral Health Hospital
    12.6 miles from St. James, Louisiana
    St. James Behavioral Health Hospital is located at:

    3136 South St. Landry Drive
    Gonzales, LA. 70737

    If you would like to contact St. James Behavioral Health Hospital, you can reach them at 225-647-7524.

    St. James Behavioral Health Hospital offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Ctr
    28.8 miles from St. James, Louisiana
    Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Ctr is located at:

    8080 Margaret Ann Avenue
    Baton Rouge, LA. 70809

    If you would like to contact Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Ctr, you can reach them at 225-765-6005.

    Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Ctr offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • Compass Behavioral Health of Houma
    29.5 miles from St. James, Louisiana
    Compass Behavioral Health of Houma is located at:

    6472 West Main Street
    Houma, LA. 70360

    If you would like to contact Compass Behavioral Health of Houma, you can reach them at 985-223-0161.

    Compass Behavioral Health of Houma offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance