Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Ctr -

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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Ctr
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Ctr
is located at 836 West Wellington Avenue Chicago, IL. 60657 and can be contacted by calling 773-296-5631. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Ctr offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Addiction and Alcoholism

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Inpatient Hospital Treatment, Over 50, Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

Over time, excessive alcohol use can lead to the development of chronic diseases, neurological impairments and social problems. These include but are not limited to: Liver diseases, including Alcoholic hepatitis. Cirrhosis, which is among the 15 leading causes of all deaths in the United States. Among persons with Hepatitis C virus, worsening of liver function and interference with medications used to treat this condition.
Long-term excessive alcohol abuse can lead to pancreatitis (that is, an inflammation of the pancreas), which is associated with severe abdominal pain and excessive weight loss and can result in death.
In 2002, the World Health Organization estimated that 1.8 million deaths every year are directly attributable to alcohol consumption.
Students who attend colleges that ban alcohol are less likely to drink and more likely to abstain from alcohol.

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