VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System -

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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
is located at University Drive Pittsburgh, PA. 15240 and can be contacted by calling 412-360-6611.

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Health Services, Alcohol Detox, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Residential Short-Term Treatment for Alcoholism
Payment Options: Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

There are different typed of alcohol; however the kind of alcohol that people drink is ethanol, which is a sedative.
Alcohol metabolism permanently changes liver cell structure impairing the liver�''s ability to metabolize fats, which explains why heavy drinkers tend to develop fatty livers.
The first mention of alcohol in the Hebrew Bible occurs in the book of Genesis. It is written that Noah drank too much wine made from the vineyards he planted after the flood.
When chronic heavy drinkers that took place in a government sponsored study substituted alcohol for carbohydrates in their diets, they were reported to lose weight and to weigh less than their nondrinking counterparts; additionally, when chronic heavy drinkers added alcohol to an otherwise normal diet, they did not appear to gain weight.

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