Saint Lukes Hospital Chemical Dependency Services
1030 5th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 363-4429
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888-647-0579
to speak with an alcohol or drug abuse counselor.
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Treatment & Detox Guide
Rapid opiate detox
Regular Opiate intake can lead to physical as well as mental deterioration of an individual. If some pain killers or over-the-counter analgesics are used on a regular basis to relieve the body pain they can have adverse effects on the body leading to several complications. Scientifically detox is a “dietary regimen” or an attempt to….
An entirely different life
Alcoholics Anonymous helps local man find sobriety, happiness Tom has been sober for 27 years, but the road to recovery was far from easy. “It’s still one day at a time,” he said. “The only person that can say you’re an alcoholic is the person themselves.” Every day is a struggle. “I will always been….
Help for parents of troubled teens
Parenting has never been easy. Moreover, when it comes to parenting a troubled teen it can be lot overwhelming and also a lot disturbing. Normally, every child becomes a lot difficult to handle when he enters his teens. Therefore, it is necessary to distinguish between the normal behavior and understanding whether this behavior is a….
Drinking and driving is a growing problem
With the holiday season upon is, law enforcement officers are taking measures to make sure the roads are safe. The reason, they say, is that South Carolina leads the nation when it comes to drinking and driving. And that, they say, is no laughing matter. The Palmetto State is second in the country when it….
Alcohol addiction
Addiction is basically the dependence of the body on some physical or psychological need. Addiction can have adverse as well as more favorable results on the body, largely depending on the type of addiction. Today, larger part of the population is alcohol addicted. Alcohol is a liquid, which is derived by the “fermentation” of different….