Treatment for Crystal Methamphetamine (Meth) Addiction Westminster MD

Body’s neurochemical mechanisms that are liable for flexible and regulating appetite, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, blood pressure, attention, mood and automatic responses such as alertness or alarm is affected by Meth an enormously powerful stimulant that works within the central nervous system.

Junction Inc
(410) 848-6100
98 North Court Street
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Gays and Lesbians, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Carroll County Health Department
(410) 876-4800
290 South Center Street
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women

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Carroll Hospital Center
(410) 871-6964
200 Memorial Avenue
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Catoctin Counseling Center
(410) 848-9091
63 East Main Street
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Clarity Way Inc
(717) 225-3906
544 Iron Ridge Road
Hanover, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
Arabic, French, Greek, Spanish

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Mountain Manor Treatment Center
(410) 876-2425
Carroll Plaza Shopping Center
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Re-Entry Mental Health Services
(410) 848-9244
40 South Church Street
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Westminster Rescue Mission
(410) 848-2222
658 Correll Drive
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Residential beds for clients' children

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BH Health Services Inc
(410) 271-3005
1130 Baltimore Boulevard
Westminster, MD
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Adams Hanover Counseling Services Inc
(717) 632-4900x2100
625 West Elm Avenue
Hanover, PA
Hotline
(717) 632-4900
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Treatment for Crystal Methamphetamine (Meth) Addiction

Body’s neurochemical mechanisms that are liable for flexible and regulating appetite, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, blood pressure, attention, mood and automatic responses such as alertness or alarm is affected by Meth an enormously powerful stimulant that works within the central nervous system. Methamphetamine causes the norempinephrine transporter and the dopamine transporter to switch their direction of flow. This switch causes a release of these transmitters from the vesicles to the cytoplasm and from the cytoplasm to the synapse, causing increased stimulation of post-synaptic receptors. In addition, Meth indirectly prevents the reuptake of these neurotransmitters; causing them to remain in the synaptic cleft. it is neurotoxic in overdose.

Because the “high” that methamphetamine gives is intense and can last from eight to 24 hours, it has replaced cocaine, heroin, and marijuana as the drug of choice in many areas. Known on the street as “speed,” “meth,” “ice,” and “crystal,” it can be injected, smoked, snorted, or swallowed. During an interview with Dr. David McDowell, M.D.,(medical director of the Substance Treatment and Research Service at Columbia University at the New York State Psychiatric Institute)states, “The timing and intensity of the ‘rush’ are a result of the release of high levels of dopamine in the brain. Methods that cause methamphetamine to pass into the brain more quickl...

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