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  • Ville Platte Behavioral Health Center
  • Ville Platte Behavioral Health Center
    is located at 312 Court Street Ville Platte, LA. 70586 and can be contacted by calling 337-363-5525. Ville Platte Behavioral Health Center offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

    Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Over 50, Hearing Impaired Clients, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
    Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee, Payment Help

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  • U.S. alcohol statistics and alcohol related statistics reveal that approximately 50,000 cases of alcohol overdose are reported each year, and roughly 52 times per year, once every week, someone needlessly loses his or her life due to this preventable condition. What is especially sad about alcohol related statistics such as these is that alcohol poisoning and alcohol overdose fatalities are 100% preventable.
  • A 150-pound man would have to drink approximately 18 beverage units (one unit consists of 5 oz. of wine or one and a half ounces of spirits) in about a hour in order to reach the lethal blood alcohol concentration which is approximately 0.4%.
  • According to a study that was conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, heavy drinking by college students is prevalent and, among some students, quite frequent; more than 80% of college students reported consuming alcohol in the past year, with more than 40% reporting at least one episode of binge drinking in the previous 2 weeks.
  • The physical symptoms of alcohol dependence include an overwhelming compulsion to drink, the inability to stop or control one's drinking, and the need to drink larger amounts of alcohol in order to get the same effect, which is referred to as developing a tolerance.

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