CHD West Springfield - - Massachusetts

1-866-293-1526

CHD West Springfield
CHD West Springfield
is located at 246 Park Street West Springfield, MA. 1089 and can be contacted by calling 413-737-4718. CHD West Springfield offers treatment services for Illicit Drug Addiction, Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

What health problems are associated with excessive alcohol use? Excessive drinking both in the form of heavy drinking or binge drinking, is associated with numerous health problems, including: Chronic diseases such as liver cirrhosis (damage to liver cells); pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas); various cancers, including liver, mouth, throat, larynx (the voice box), and esophagus; high blood pressure; and psychological disorders. Unintentional injuries, such as motor-vehicle traffic crashes, falls, drowning, burns and firearm injuries. Violence, such as child maltreatment, homicide, and suicide. Harm to a developing fetus if a woman drinks while pregnant, such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Alcohol abuse or dependence.
The use of birth control pills has been reported to slow down the rate at which alcohol is removed from the body; a woman who is on the pill can expect to feel intoxicated for a longer time than a woman that is not taking the pill.
Codependency is the tendency to interact with another person in an excessively passive or caretaking manner that negatively affects the quality of the codependent individual's life.
People infected with HIV are nearly twice as likely to use alcohol than people in the general population.

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