Risks of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction San Bernardino CA

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.

Christian Alcohol Awareness Program
(909) 884-7087
1550 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA
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Halfway house

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Redlands Yucaipa Guidance Clinic
(909) 381-5100
939 and 955 1/2 North D Street
San Bernardino, CA
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(888) 743-1478
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Hase and Associates Systems Inc
(909) 888-0149
353 West 6th Street
San Bernardino, CA
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(951) 536-0684
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Gays and Lesbians, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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New House Inc
(909) 381-5396
840 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA
Hotline
(909) 881-0390
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Substance abuse
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Casa de San Bernardino
(909) 381-5507
735 North D Street
San Bernardino, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Inland Behavioral and Health Servs Inc
(909) 881-6146
1963 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Veterans Alcoholic Rehab Progs (VARP)
(909) 888-6956
384 11th Street
San Bernardino, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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New House/Women With Children Under
(909) 381-5396
856, 856-1, 856-2, and 856-3
San Bernardino, CA
Hotline
(909) 881-0390
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Peoples Choice Inc
(909) 889-6600x229
1505 West Highland Avenue
San Bernardino, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Veterans Alcoholic Rehab Prog (VARP)
(909) 888-6956
1149 North D Street
San Bernardino, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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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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