Chillicothe VA Med Center -

1-877-246-8520

Chillicothe VA Med Center
Chillicothe VA Med Center
is located at 840 Gallia Street Portsmouth, OH. 45662 and can be contacted by calling 740-353-3236. Chillicothe VA Med Center offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment
Payment Options: Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

The amount of cable network alcohol ads that exceeded the alcoholic-beverage industry�''s 30% underage audience threshold nearly doubled to 18,027 in 2004, up from 9,235 in 2001.
A recent study has found a link between low to moderate alcohol consumption and a decrease in the brain size of middle-aged adults. Brain atrophy is associated with impaired cognition and motor functions.
The primary reason that women metabolize alcohol more slowly than men because there is a smaller amount of the alcohol metabolizing enzyme dehydrogenase in the stomach in women. Because less of this enzyme is present, more alcohol passes through the stomach to the duodenum, which is the main alcohol-absorbing portion of the gut.
Excessive alcohol use has immediate effects that increase the risk of many harmful health conditions. These immediate effects are most often the result of binge drinking and include the following: Alcohol poisoning, a medical emergency that results from high blood alcohol levels that suppress the central nervous system and can cause loss of consciousness, low blood pressure and body temperature, coma, respiratory depression, or death.

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