Risks of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction Kingston NY

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.

The Kingston Hospital
(845) 943-6022
2 Barbarossa Lne
Kingston, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men

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Bridge Back of the Kingston Hospital
(845) 943-6091
2-10 Barbarossa Lane
Kingston, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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Never Alone Inc
(845) 339-4272
20 Crofts Road
Hurley, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Criminal justice clients

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Cornerstone of Rhinebeck
(800) 266-4410x200
500 Milan Hollow Road
Rhinebeck, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Special Programs/Groups
Gays and Lesbians, Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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Catskill Mountain Counseling
(845) 247-8001
29052 Route 9 West
Saugerties, NY
Hotline
(845) 679-2485
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Spanish

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Ulster County Mental Health Services
(845) 340-4000
239 Golden Hill Lane
Kingston, NY
Hotline
(845) 340-4000
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders

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Kingston Hospital
(845) 331-3131x2466
396 Broadway
Kingston, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men

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Lexington Center for Recovery Inc
(845) 876-2006x208
6529 Springbrook Avenue
Rhinebeck, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Daytop Village Inc
(845) 876-3789
43 Fox Hollow Road
Rhinebeck, NY
Hotline
(800) 232-9867
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women

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Rehabilitation Support Services Inc
(845) 246-2645
11 Overbaugh Street
Saugerties, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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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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