Veterans Affairs Medical Center -

1-877-496-9879

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
is located at 135 East 38th Street Erie, PA. 16504 and can be contacted by calling 814-860-2038. Veterans Affairs Medical Center offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Addiction and Alcoholism

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Health Services, Alcohol Detox, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Inpatient Hospital Treatment
Payment Options: Insurance - Military

A 150-pound man would have to drink approximately 18 beverage units (one unit consists of 5 oz. of wine or one and a half ounces of spirits) in about a hour in order to reach the lethal blood alcohol concentration which is approximately 0.4%.
Studies show that the decision to drink is influenced more by the perceived benefits of drinking than by the perceived risks.
Alcohol use disorders cost $56.7 billion more than the estimated annual economic cost of illegal drug use and $36.5 billion more than the estimated annual economic cost of smoking.
College students that were reported to be heavy and frequent drinkers were at the highest risk for experiencing alcohol-related harms, according to the Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

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