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  • Long term marijuana users typically site using the drug to enhance positive feelings, to become calm, for stress relief and to help cope with everyday life.
  • Women are up to three times more likely than men to be prescribed prescription opioids such as Percocet, and twice as likely to form a Percocet addiction.
  • Research indicates that short-term and outpatient drug rehab offers little more than drug education for individuals struggling with long-term addiction.
  • Research indicates that a brain process known as long-term potentiating, or LTP, has been shown to be blocked in the brains of rats who were given as little as a single dose of morphine, which continued to be blocked 24 hours later in some instances.

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Birnamwood - Seniors/Older Adults

You may be stunned to read that today more and more seniors/older adults are entering drug rehabilitation programs in Birnamwood, WI. Addiction is an issue that can have an impact on anyone. Even the elderly who have far more life experience can slide into the lure of drug abuse and addiction. Usually their doctor prescribes a medication to help with the pain, anxiety, etc. They uncover that the medication is handy and may take much more than prescribed or in conjunction with other substances like alcohol. Drug treatment centers are an useful tool in helping seniors/older adults addicted to prescription drugs and other substances. Quite a few elderly addicts are also struggling from co-occurring psychological health issues that are able to be treated in conjunction with their addiction problems.

  • Stockbridge Munsee Tribal Hlth Center
    12.9 miles from Birnamwood, Wisconsin
    Stockbridge Munsee Tribal Hlth Center is located at:

    W12802 County Highway A
    Bowler, WI. 54416

    If you would like to contact Stockbridge Munsee Tribal Hlth Center, you can reach them at 715-793-3000.

    Stockbridge Munsee Tribal Hlth Center offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Adolescents, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance
  • Center for Well Being Inc
    21.8 miles from Birnamwood, Wisconsin
    Center for Well Being Inc is located at:

    901 North 6th Street
    Wausau, WI. 54403

    If you would like to contact Center for Well Being Inc, you can reach them at 715-848-5022.

    Center for Well Being Inc offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • Tomah VAMC
    24.3 miles from Birnamwood, Wisconsin
    Tomah VAMC is located at:

    515 South 32nd Street
    Wausau, WI. 54401

    If you would like to contact Tomah VAMC, you can reach them at 715-842-2834.

    Tomah VAMC offers the following treatment services: 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, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)