Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction Danville IL

Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria — a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern.

VA Illiana Healthcare System
(217) 554-4177
1900 East Main Street
Danville, IL
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Substance abuse
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment

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New Directions Treatment Center
(217) 442-9026
153 North Vermilion Street
Danville, IL
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Prairie Center Health Systems Inc
(217) 477-4500
Vermillion Unit
Danville, IL
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(217) 356-7576
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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North Central Behavioral Health System
(309) 833-2191
301 East Jefferson Street
Macomb, IL
Hotline
(309) 883-2191
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Perry Counseling Center Inc
(618) 542-4357
1016 South Madison Street
Du Quoin, IL
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(618) 542-4357
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Alcohol/Chemical Evaluation Services
(217) 443-9190
119 North Vermillion Street
Danville, IL
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Pathways at Seifert Counseling Center
(217) 443-9511
120 North Vermillion Street
Danville, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Bartlett Counseling Services LLC
(765) 294-3100x3
101 North Main Street
Veedersburg, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Criminal justice clients

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ABBCON Counseling
(217) 345-3156
603 Monroe Street
Charleston, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Pillars Community Services
(708) 741-4500x741
8020 West 87th Street
Hickory Hills, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction

Methamphetamine is available in a variety of forms and it can be snorted, orally ingested, smoked or injected to alter moods in different ways and it depends on how it is taken. Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria — a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern. Because tolerance for methamphetamine occurs within minutes — meaning that the pleasurable effects disappear even before the drug concentration in the blood falls significantly users try to maintain the high by binging on the drug. In the 1980’s, “ice,” a smokable form of methamphetamine, came into use. Ice is a large, usually clear crystal of high purity that is smoked in a glass pipe like crack cocaine. The smoke is odorless, leaves a residue that can be resmoked, and produces effects that may continue for 12 hours or more.

The Medical Complications Related to Methamphetamine Use:

Methamphetamine can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems. These include rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and irreversible, stroke-producing damage to small blood vess...

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