Louisville VAMC -

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Louisville VAMC
Louisville VAMC
is located at 811 Northgate Boulevard New Albany, IN. 47150 and can be contacted by calling 502-287-4100. Louisville VAMC offers treatment services for Illicit Drug Addiction, Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Lesbian and Gay, Over 50, Hearing Impaired Clients
Payment Options: Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

A study that was conducted by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reported that almost 10% of emergency room visits each year in the United States are linked to alcohol use.
Heavy alcohol consumption makes someone seven times more likely to develop esophageal cancer, 80% more likely to have colon cancer and 50% more likely to develop lung cancer.
Many aspects of alcohol's health effects have not been studied, including various systems of the body that include the immune system, gall bladder function, and arthritis; thus the importance of supporting alcohol research funding.
Much research that is related to alcohol has consistently indicated that the long-term use of high amounts of alcohol is known to damage brain cells; it is not yet clear whether alcohol abuse (as in binge drinking0 over the short term can permanently damage nerve cell neurotransmitter receptors.

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