Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Heroin Birdsboro PA

Because of its highly addictive properties, Heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid drug and a Schedule I narcotic in most developed countries around the world, is a particularly nasty drug to which an individual can become addicted.

Center for Mental Healthcare
(610) 988-8070
201 East Main Street
Birdsboro, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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New Directions Treatment Services
(610) 478-0646
20-22 North 6th Avenue
Reading, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
Language Services
Spanish

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Hogar Crea of Reading
(610) 372-8410
302 South 5th Street
Reading, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS
Language Services
Spanish

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Family Guidance Center INC
(610) 685-4410
Berkshire Towers
Reading, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Spanish

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Conewago Wernersville
(610) 685-3733
Wernersville State Hospital Building
Wernersville, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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Jeter Counseling Services
(610) 376-6065
517 Reading Avenue
West Reading, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Center for Mental Health
(610) 988-8070
6th and Spruce Street
West Reading, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Reading Hospital and Medical Center
(610) 988-4870
838 Penn Street
Reading, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women

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Caron Treatment Centers
(800) 678-2332
Galen Hill Road
Wernersville, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men

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Malvern Institute
(610) 970-5000
1566 Medical Drive
Pottstown, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Heroin

Heroin Addiction – One of the Most Powerful and Addictive of its Kind – is Treatable, but Only with Detox and Trained Professionals

The most important step in beating heroin addition is to first detox from heroin. This is usually only accomplished through drug and alcohol primary or inpatient treatment for heroin addiction . By detoxing, the behaviors and physical need for the drug will not play a role in the recovering addict’s decision-making process. This in turn, allows trained professionals and care givers to help a recovering addict recognize what brought them to this point in their life, and to hopefully help abusers never relive this time.

Because of its highly addictive properties, Heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid drug and a Schedule I narcotic in most developed countries around the world, is a particularly nasty drug to which an individual can become addicted. That this is true is in large part because of the manner in which the drug works: as an opioid drug, it affects the opioid receptors in the central nervous and in the gastrointestinal systems. Though it may be a tough road, drug and alcohol treatment for heroin will help an abuser recover from addiction.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Heroin Will Help Long Time Abusers ReThink Their Behaviors and Lifestyle

Through prolonged and regular use – for heroin, this usually involves ‘shooting up’, or boiling tar or ‘rock’ heroin down to a liquid state and injecting it – of opioid drugs, users – whether they ...

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