Risks of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction Bixby OK

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.

Recovery Plus Family Counseling Center
(918) 258-6900
817 South Elm Place
Broken Arrow, OK
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Valley Hope Association
(918) 493-9475
1422 East 71 Street
Tulsa, OK
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Tulsa Rightway Medical
(918) 610-3366
6848 East 41st Street
Tulsa, OK
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Domestic Violence
(918) 585-3170
4300 South Harvard Avenue
Tulsa, OK
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Substance Abuse Services Inc
(918) 828-9000
7950 East 41st Street
Tulsa, OK
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Laureate Psych Clinic and Hospital
(918) 491-5675
6655 South Yale Street
Tulsa, OK
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(918) 481-4000
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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New Choice Inc
(918) 663-6057x1
2761 E Skelly Drive
Tulsa, OK
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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12 and 12 Inc
(918) 664-4224
6333 East Skelly Drive
Tulsa, OK
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
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Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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How Foundation Recovery Center
(918) 252-5739
5649 South Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Ace DUI School Inc
(918) 398-7979
4528 South Sheridan Road
Tulsa, OK
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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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