Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction Monroeville PA

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.

Gateway/Monroeville
(412) 373-2234
4327 Northern Pike
Monroeville, PA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
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UPMC Braddock
(412) 636-5000x5354
400 Holland Avenue
Braddock, PA
Hotline
(412) 636-5000
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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Auberle
(412) 673-5856x1303
2513 Fifth Avenue
McKeesport, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient

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Western Psychiatric Institute Clinic
(412) 363-7383
6714 Kelly Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Hotline
(412) 246-5500
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Discovery House PA
(412) 661-9222
1391 Washington Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA
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(800) 366-7929
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men

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Turtle Creek Valley MH/MR Inc
(412) 824-9300x692
519 Penn Avenue
Turtle Creek, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Pennsylvania Organization for
(412) 271-0500x116
7445 Church Street
Pittsburgh, PA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women

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Homewood/Brushton YMCA
(412) 243-2900
7140 Bennett Street
Pittsburgh, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient

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Gateway Pleasant Hills
(412) 466-7734
500 Lewis Run Road
West Mifflin, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents
Language Services
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Gateway
(412) 697-0928
5818 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
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Substance abuse
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Adolescents
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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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