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Jewish Family and Childrens Service
Jewish Family and Childrens Service
is located at 5743 Bartlett Street Pittsburgh, PA. 15217 and can be contacted by calling 412-521-3800. Jewish Family and Childrens Service offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Over 50, Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

Developing alcoholism is not a product of irresponsible drinking habits. In fact, there are many responsible drinkers that lose their ability to drink responsibly.
The way that alcohol is metabolized in a male's body contributes to testicular injury and impairs testosterone synthesis and decreases sperm production.
Women who drink alcohol while pregnant increase their risk of having a baby with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The most severe form is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), which causes mental retardation and birth defects.
Recent studies have found that alcohol use also increases a person�''s risk of a severe form of acute lung injury called acute respiratory distress syndrome. Scientists estimate that in the United States, tens of thousands of deaths occur each year from alcohol-related lung injury.

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