Ecstasy: A Deadly Tour North Providence RI

If you or someone you care about is using Ecstasy, consider getting immediate and confidential help from your doctor or local therapist. There are a number of ways with which you can feel euphorically high and that won’t risk your life.

Tri Town Community Action Agency
(401) 351-2750x1136
1126 Hartford Avenue
Johnston, RI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Providence Metro Treatment Center
(401) 941-4488
160 Narragansett Avenue
Providence, RI
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient

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Providence Community Action Program
(401) 272-0660
662 Hartford Avenue
Providence, RI
Hotline
(401) 831-4570
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Women
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Spanish

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Phoenix House of New England
(401) 421-5255x3272
205 Waterman Street
Providence, RI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Family Service Inc
(401) 331-1350
55 Hope Street
Providence, RI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS
Language Services
Spanish

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CODAC Providence
(401) 942-1450
349 Huntington Avenue
Providence, RI
Hotline
(401) 942-1450
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Portugese, Spanish

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MAP Behavioral Health Services Inc
(401) 785-0050
66 Burnett Street
Providence, RI
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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Center For Behavioral Health
(401) 946-0650
985 Plainfield Street
Johnston, RI
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Butler Hospital
(401) 455-6214
345 Blackstone Boulevard
Providence, RI
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Adult Behavioral Services
(401) 727-6413
1070 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI
Hotline
(401) 274-7111
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Language Services
Khmer, Portugese, Spanish

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Ecstasy: A Deadly Tour

Ecstasy users all around the world consider this illegal drug as “the hottest drug going now” and as the decade’s version of LSD. Also it is one of the deadliest drugs. This drug is widespread and is associated with open-to-the-public teen dance parties–or “raves”–federal officials say the drug also known as MDMA (and most commonly called “X” on the street) is so readily available that teens can easily buy it on the street or even on their school’s campus. A recent survey of teens conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse found that one in four questioned said they had a friend or class mate whom they knew had used Ecstasy, and 17% said they knew more than one user.Some of the slang terms for Ecstasy include: B-bombs, Disco biscuit, Essence, Go, Hug Drug, Love drug, Scooby snacks, Sweeties, Wheels, “X”

Adding to the already existing dangerous potential of Ecstasy is the fact that, increasingly, other drugs altogether are being passed off as Ecstasy and that Ecstasy pills are sold heavily laced with other dangerous drugs such as PCP. “When somebody tells me they’ve taken Ecstasy these days, I have no idea what they’ve taken,” says Dr. Grob, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. Grob, who conducted the first Food and Drug Administration-approved study of MDMA’s effects in the mid-90’s, says the growing furor surround...

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