Family Services of the Cincinnati Area -

1-877-246-8520

Family Services of the Cincinnati Area
Family Services of the Cincinnati Area
is located at 3740 Glenway Avenue Cincinnati, OH. 45205 and can be contacted by calling 513-381-6300. Family Services of the Cincinnati Area offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Hearing Impaired Clients
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee

Alcohol oxidizes when it gets into the human system; this process occurs at the rate of an ounce in two or three hours. For 100-proof whisky, which is up to fifty per cent alcohol, this would mean that 8 ounces of whisky would be gone from the body in less than 12 hours; most of the alcohol would be breathed away, but some of it would be lost through sweat or urine.
Alcohol and caffeine are the two most widely abused substances in the world. Alcohol is the more serious addiction due to alcohol-related accidents and incidents.
Several different studies have shown that alcohol use by youth increases the risk of both fatal and nonfatal injuries, particularly as related to automobile accidents; other consequences of youth alcohol use includes an increased risky sexual behaviors, poor school performance, and an increased risk of both suicide and homicide.
Driver's license suspension and license revocation seem to be the most effective deterrents among the general driving population; a recent government study concluded that the most effective means for reducing the rate recidivism for driving under the influence of alcohol (DWI, DUI) and crashes was a combination of license suspension and interventions such as education, counseling, and some follow-up.

For more information, visit www.drug-rehabs.org.