Department of Veterans Affairs -

1-866-273-6423

Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs
is located at 601 Highway 6 West Rock Island, IL. 61201 and can be contacted by calling 319-688-3333. Department of Veterans Affairs offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Health Services, Alcohol Detox, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Inpatient Hospital Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Lesbian and Gay, Over 50, Women, Men, Court Appointed Client Services, Hearing Impaired Clients
Payment Options: Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military

Long-term alcohol consumption extends the inflammatory process, leading to excessive production of free radicals, which can destroy healthy liver tissue.
Alcohol consumption increases the passage of the noxious bacterial product endotoxin, which goes through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream.
Antabuse (disulfiram) does not work very well for the treatment of alcoholism; this is primarily because alcoholics don't like to take the medication as it makes them sick when they drink.
One out of 10 children ages 12 and 13 consumes alcohol at least once a month.

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