Risks of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction Beaver PA

Increased HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission are consequences of increased methamphetamine abuse, not only in individuals who inject the drug, but also in noninjecting methamphetamine abusers. Among injection drug users, infection with HIV and other infectious diseases is spread primarily through the re-use of contaminated syringes, needles, or other paraphernalia by more than one person.

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697 State Street
Vanport, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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432 Harmony Avenue
Rochester, PA
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Substance abuse
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Health Masters Inc
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400 Woodlawn Road
Aliquippa, PA
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100 Moffett Run Road
Aliquippa, PA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Prevention Network
(724) 869-2222x222
270 Ohio River Boulevard
Baden, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents

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Gateway Moffett House
(724) 846-6145
1215-1217 7th Avenue
Beaver Falls, PA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men
Language Services
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Drug and Alcohol Services
(877) 451-7799
524 Franklin Avenue
Aliquippa, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents

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Gateway Rehabilitation Center
(412) 766-8700x1101
100 Moffett Run Road
Aliquippa, PA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Women, Men
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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(724) 876-0480
262 Ohio River Boulevard
Baden, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Gateway Rehabilitation Center
(724) 876-0480
262 Ohio River Boulevard
Baden, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents
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Risks of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction

Risks of methamphetamine abuse during pregnancy. One of the major problems in the United States is the prenatal exposure to methamphetamine. Less than 1 percent of pregnant women aged 15-44 had used methamphetamine in the past year, any use among this population is of concern according to the NSDUH. Unfortunately, our knowledge of the effects of methamphetamine during pregnancy is limited. The few human studies that exist have shown increased rates of premature delivery, placental abruption, fetal growth retardation, and heart and brain abnormalities. However, these studies are difficult to interpret due to methodological issues, such as small sample size and maternal use of other drugs. Ongoing research is continuing to study developmental outcomes such as cognition, social relationships, motor skills, and medical status of children exposed to methamphetamine before birth.

Are methamphetamine abusers at risk for contracting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C?

Increased HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission are consequences of increased methamphetamine abuse, not only in individuals who inject the drug, but also in noninjecting methamphetamine abusers. Among injection drug users, infection with HIV and other infectious diseases is spread primarily through the re-use of contaminated syringes, needles, or other paraphernalia by more than one person. However, regardless of how it is taken, the intoxicating effects of methamphetamine can alter judgment and inhibition and lead pe...

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