Deadly Effects of Anorexia Wayne NJ

Obsession with calorie counting, taking laxatives and diet pills or diuretics (drugs that elevate the amount of urine excretion), sometimes bulimia (inducing vomiting after a meal) and excessive exercising are the most common signs of this disease; as is hiding food or lying about food consumption.

Dr Sam Pirozzi
(973) 694-5656
55 Monterey Drive
Wayne, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Wayne Counseling Center Inc
(973) 694-1234
1022 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Pilgrimage Outreach
(973) 389-2165
449 Union Street
Paterson, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Evas Kitchen and Sheltering Progs Inc
(973) 754-6780
16 Spring Street
Paterson, NJ
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Pregnant/postpartum women, Women

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Options Counseling Center
(973) 345-1883
9 West Broadway
Paterson, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Sakowitz Counseling
(973) 696-5668x10
11 Colbern Court
Wayne, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders
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Spanish

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Karen Glick Ed S
(973) 615-0947
1615 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Sakowitz Counseling
(973) 696-0800x24
63 Beaverbrook Road
Lincoln Park, NJ
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Inner City Counseling Services
(973) 595-1471
152 Market Street
Paterson, NJ
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Paterson Counseling Center Inc
(973) 523-8316x7221
319-321 Main Street
Paterson, NJ
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
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Deadly Effects of Anorexia

In the modern world with fashion industry’s standards of beauty eating disorders are still on a balanced rise. “You can never be too thin” peer demands and daily magazine covers with ultra-thin models or stars make us only too conscious of our own flaws. What is not shown are the statistics: 20% of people with anorexia will end up dead. Anorexia nervosa, like most eating disorders, usually starts during puberty, but it can also affect adults and children. Recent studies indicate that the age of onset of anorexia is getting younger and younger, starting as early as 7 years of age. Though most commonly associated with teenage girls and adult women, it is estimated that 10% of reported cases of anorexia are boys and adult men. These numbers could be false, since anorexia is pegged as a “female disorder” and men might have difficulties admitting to the disease.People who have anorexia are obsessed with being thin and will usually go to any lengths to achieve and maintain this. They can’t see themselves through others’ eyes and often perceive themselves as fat. As a result, they will literally starve themselves in the name of “beauty”. Obsession with calorie counting, taking laxatives and diet pills or diuretics (drugs that elevate the amount of urine excretion), sometimes bulimia (inducing vomiting after a meal) and excessive exercising are the most common signs of this disease; as is hiding food or lying about food consumption. F...

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