Risks of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction Hutchinson KS

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.

Reno Alcohol and Drug Services
(620) 665-6446
112 North Poplar Street
Hutchinson, KS
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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REAP Inc
(620) 669-3502
115 East Sherman Street
Hutchinson, KS
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Mirror Inc
(620) 665-7750
2100 North Jackson Street
Hutchinson, KS
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients

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Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
(913) 352-8214
505 West 15th Street
Pleasanton, KS
Hotline
(888) 588-6774
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Smoky Hill Foundation For Chemical
(785) 877-3068
211 South Norton Street
Norton, KS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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Therapy For Healthy Living Inc
(620) 669-8404
1 East 9th Street
Hutchinson, KS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Prairie View Mental Health Center
(620) 662-4700
335 North Washington Street
Hutchinson, KS
Hotline
(800) 360-0180
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Christian Counseling Center of Wichita
(620) 662-1283
4290 North Monroe Street
Hutchinson, KS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Halstead Valley HOPE
(316) 830-2041
328 Poplar Street
Halstead, KS
Hotline
(316) 830-2041
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Knox Center Inc
(316) 265-8511
2924 East Douglas Avenue
Wichita, KS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
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Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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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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