Birmingham, Alabama Treatment Centers

University of Alabama at Birmingham Addiction Recovery Program 1713 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 700 South 19th Street
Birmingham, AL 35233

Bradford Health Services Birmingham Regional Office/Jefferson 300 Century Park South
Suite 100 Birmingham, AL 35226

Aletheia House Women Only 4246 5th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35222

AIDS Alabama Living in Balance 2112 Avenue H
Ensley Birmingham, AL 35218

Zukoski Outpatient 601 Princeton Avenue SW
Birmingham, AL 35211

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers Inc/Pearson Hall 2701 Jefferson Avenue SW
Birmingham, AL 35211

Tri County Treatment Center 5605 Clifford Circle
Birmingham, AL 35210

Birmingham Metro Treatment Center 151 Industrial Drive
Birmingham, AL 35211

University of Alabama at Birmingham Beacon Addiction Treatment Center 401 Beacon Parkway West Suite 150
Birmingham, AL 35209

Women who binge drink more likely to engage in unsafe sex

A U.S. study says women who have more than five alcoholic drinks at one sitting are at increased risk of having unsafe sex and contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Researchers at John Hopkins University medical school in Baltimore looked at the correlation between binge drinking and risky sexual behaviours in women. They interviewed patients at an….

Drinking Alcohol Raises Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans

Alcohol consumption may be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in African-American men, according to researchers. A team led by Lionel L. Bañez, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., prospectively collected data, including information on alcohol intake, from 334 men undergoing prostate biopsy at Durham Veterans….

Courts Give Some Addicts Chance to Straighten Out

SEATTLE — It was not your usual courtroom scene. For one thing, the judge choked up as he described one woman’s struggle with opiate addiction after her arrest for forging prescriptions. Over the last three years, she had repeatedly missed court-ordered therapy and hearings, and the judge, J. Wesley Saint Clair of the Drug Diversion….

The causes of dual diagnosis

People start taking drugs for a number of reasons. The causes of drug abuse or substance abuse in people are discussed below. Many teenagers get into drugs out of their curiousness or for a sense of adventure for these substances. Some also take drugs for enjoyment. Many people also believe that drugs help them improve….

Chronic Drinking Causes More Liver Damage Than Binge Drinking

A new study conducted on rodents has shown the extreme harm caused by chronic drinking on the liver, much more than the injury caused by binge drinking. Although alcohol consumption is known to cause liver damage, still the degree of liver damage can differ according to the pattern of drinking “Different patterns of drinking can]….

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Women who binge drink more likely to engage in unsafe sex

Drinking Alcohol Raises Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans

Courts Give Some Addicts Chance to Straighten Out

The causes of dual diagnosis

Chronic Drinking Causes More Liver Damage Than Binge Drinking