Logan/Mingo Area Mental Health Inc Mingo County Office
Buffalo Creek Road
Chattaroy, WV 25667
(304) 235-2954
Hotlines: (304) 235-2954
Call
888-647-0579
to speak with an alcohol or drug abuse counselor.
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Treatment & Detox Guide
The Tipping Point
A drink is always welcome, but just how much alcohol can the body handle in a lifetime? Thirty-five-year- old Anusha Sangwan would go out five nights a week and end up drinking anywhere between 2-3 cocktails per night. “We’d party a lot in college and having two drinks every night didn’t seem like a lot….
Anti-binge laws help slow drunken violence
Police say alcohol-fuelled violence is on the decline in bars and on city streets after the province introduced new liquor rules to discourage binge drinking. Provincial legislation launched last August prohibits happy hour specials after 8p.m., requires bars and pubs to charge a minimum drink price and forbids patrons from having more than two drinks….
Drinking to excess a big danger for women
A New Study at St James’s Hospital, Dublin has shown that excess drinking can lead to heart problems, with the effects particularly dangerous for women. Doctors investigating the modifiable lifestyle issues of patients being treated for hypertension have found worryingly high levels of alcohol consumption with the consequences including stiffened arteries, enlarged hearts and greater….
Participants: County Alcohol treatment program works
Todd Hunter has been sober for two-and-a-half years. The 47-year-old Appleton man credits his sobriety in part to an alcohol program that will soon be available to convicted drunk drivers across the state. After Hunter was convicted of his third drunken driving offense in 2007, his attorney suggested he participate in the Safe Streets Treatment….
Group Fights Alcohol Abuse on Campus
Combatting the risks in teenage drinking is a problem on most college campuses. Now, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is working to help solve it, with help from the experts. According to statistics, 31% of college students across the country met the criteria for alcohol abuse. That number is just from the last year, and it’s….