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CrescentCare Health
CrescentCare Health
is located at 2601 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, LA. 70119 and can be contacted by calling 504-821-2601 x292. CrescentCare Health offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, AIDS/HIV Clients, Lesbian and Gay, Spanish Speaking
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

A study published by Harvard University found that the risk of death from all causes to be 21% to 28% lower among men who were moderate drinkers, compared to men who abstained from drinking.
The goal of treatment includes: Reducing withdrawal symptoms, Prevent complications, Therapy to get you to stop drinking (abstinence)
Because alcohol is a depressant, it can render a person unable to think, react, and to make logical decisions; is a person drinks large amounts of alcohol, the brain can slow down so much that they can stop breathing and die.
Some geneticists believe that brain chemistry differences may be involved in alcoholism, leading to alcohol dependence associated with dopamine or serotonin abnormalities in the brain's pleasure pathway.

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