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Harborcreek Youth Services
Harborcreek Youth Services
is located at 5712 Iroquois Avenue Harborcreek, PA. 16421 and can be contacted by calling 814-899-7664 x332. Harborcreek Youth Services offers treatment services for Illicit Drug Addiction, Prescription Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Dual Diagnosis
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Insurance - Private Pay

Genetics: Alcoholism is a complex health issue. Therefore, there are likely to be many genes involved in increasing a person's risk for alcoholism. Scientists are searching for these genes, and have found areas on chromosomes where they are probably located. Powerful new techniques may permit researchers to identify and measure the specific contribution of each gene to the complex behaviors associated with heavy drinking. This research will provide the basis for new medications to treat alcohol-related problems.
Once alcohol is in the stomach, it is absorbed directly into your blood stream through the tissue lining of the stomach and the small intestine; the rate of absorption is slowed down significantly by food.
Brain imaging studies have found that after consuming alcohol, even social drinkers find it difficult to tell the difference between threatening and non-threatening social stimulus.
Beverage alcohol contains ethyl alcohol (ethanol), a simple molecule consisting of two carbon atoms; because this molecule is so small, it can rapidly be penetrated into ever tissue of the body.

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