Wilkes Barre General Hospital -

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Wilkes Barre General Hospital
Wilkes Barre General Hospital
is located at 575 North River Street Wilkes Barre, PA. 18705 and can be contacted by calling 570-552-6090. Wilkes Barre General Hospital offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Court Appointed Client Services, Hearing Impaired Clients
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee, Payment Help

Males who consume more than two alcoholic drinks per day are at increased risk for cancer, cerebrovascular disease, accidents, and violence.
Oral contraceptives (birth control pills) slow down the rate at which alcohol is removed from the body; a woman who is on the pill can expect to feel intoxicated for a longer time than a woman that is not taking the pill.
Alcohol abuse and dependence significantly increase the risk of liver damage both in people with HIV alone and with HCV co-infection.
Underage drinking is strongly associated with many health and social problems among youth including alcohol-impaired driving, physical fighting, poor school performance, sexual activity, and smoking.

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