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  • Opelousas Mental Health Center
  • Opelousas Mental Health Center
    is located at 220 South Market Street Opelousas, LA. 70570 and can be contacted by calling 337-948-0226. Opelousas Mental Health Center offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

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

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  • What is the difference between alcoholism and alcohol abuse? Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking that results in harm to ones health, interpersonal relationships, or ability to work. Manifestations of alcohol abuse include the following: Failure to fulfill major responsibilities at work, school, or home Drinking in dangerous situations, such as drinking while driving or operating machinery Legal problems related to alcohol, such as being arrested for drinking while driving or for physically hurting someone while drunk Continued drinking despite ongoing relationship problems that are caused or worsened by drinking Long-term alcohol abuse can turn into alcohol dependence
  • In 1998, binge drinking was responsible for 15,935 road accidents that took place in the United States.
  • It is important that we support alcohol research funding, as many aspects of alcohol's health effects still needs to be studied to see if there is a major detrimental or causative effect: some systems of the body that have not yet been studied include the immune system, breast cancer, throat/oral cancer, prostate cancer, sex hormone function, kidney function, gall bladder function, and arthritis.
  • The type of treatment one receives for their alcohol dependence problems depends on the severity of their alcohol problem and the resources that are available in their community. Treatment may include detoxification (the process of safely getting alcohol out of your system); taking doctor-prescribed medications, such as disulfiram (Antabuse�') or naltrexone (ReVia), to help prevent a return (or relapse) to drinking once drinking has stopped; and individual and/or group counseling.

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