Reading Hospital - - Pennsylvania

1-877-496-9879

Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital
is located at 560 Van Reed Road Reading, PA. 19610 and can be contacted by calling 484-628-4947. Reading Hospital offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Prescription Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

There are two types of alcohol problems in the world, willful abuse and pathological dependence, also referred to as alcoholism; increasing the difficulty in obtaining alcohol has been reported to reduce alcohol abuse but not in cases of alcohol dependence.
Teenage girls with a Blood Alcohol level of .05-.10 are 54 times more likely to suffer a single vehicle crash than their non-drinking counterparts.
Chronic alcohol use can cause an overall reduction in brain size.
Alcohol rapidly moves to the brain and passes the blood-brain barrier, which normally keeps harmful substances away from the brain; upon entering the brain, alcohol affects the neurons, causing judgment and coordination problems.

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