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  • The total number of drug-related emergency room visits rose over 80 percent from 2004 (2.5 million) to 2009 (4.6 million).
  • Smoking or injecting methamphetamine creates an intense rush or high almost immediately, while snorting the drug can cause about a 5 minute delay.
  • Narcotic pain medications, such as Vicodin or OxyContin, put individuals at risk for of serious consequences similar to illicit opioids such as heroin.
  • Psilocybin mushrooms, also commonly known as magic mushrooms are fungi that contain psychoactive compounds.

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Crescent - Persons with HIV/AIDS

Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When persons in Crescent 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 typical cold can become a hazardous sickness. They expose themselves to other deadly infections too: Hepatitis C, pneumonia and tuberculosis just to list a few. Entering a drug rehabilitation program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is vital. The addicted individual will be able to restore their sobriety and increase their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to produce many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.

  • Mercy Behavioral Health
    13.2 miles from Crescent, Pennsylvania
    Mercy Behavioral Health is located at:

    1200 Reedsdale Street
    Pittsburgh, PA. 15233

    If you would like to contact Mercy Behavioral Health, you can reach them at 412-323-8026.

    Mercy Behavioral Health offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance
  • Pittsburgh Mercy
    13.9 miles from Crescent, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh Mercy is located at:

    412 East Commons Street
    Pittsburgh, PA. 15212

    If you would like to contact Pittsburgh Mercy, you can reach them at 412-323-4500.

    Pittsburgh Mercy offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)