Heartland Health Outreach -

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Heartland Health Outreach
Heartland Health Outreach
is located at 4750 North Sheridan Road Chicago, IL. 60640 and can be contacted by calling 773-275-2586. Heartland Health Outreach offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, AIDS/HIV Clients, Lesbian and Gay, Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee, Payment Help

Youth who start drinking before age 15 years are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after age 21 years.
Excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for over 79,000 deaths and 2.3 million years of potential life lost (YPLL) in the United States each year.
Women, Alcohol & the Impact on the Brain: Excessive drinking may result in memory loss and shrinkage of the brain. Research suggests that women are more vulnerable than men to the brain damaging effects of excessive alcohol use, and the damage tends to appear with shorter periods of excessive drinking for women than for men.
Blood Alcohol Level of .40%: You are probably in a coma. The nerve centers controlling your heartbeat and respiration are slowing down, and it's a miracle if you're not dead. In April 1994, a 21-year-old student died of alcohol poisoning with a BAL of .40% after a Hell Night party.

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