Catholic Charities -

1-866-583-7195

Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities
is located at 987 Delsea Drive Franklinville, NJ. 8322 and can be contacted by calling 856-694-4050 x3400. Catholic Charities offers treatment services for Illicit Drug Addiction, Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Alcohol Day Treatment Services, Dual Diagnosis
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee

While a couple of drinks make most people feel relaxed, more alcohol may cause feelings of anxiety, depression, and often aggression. Alcohol�''s first effect as it reaches the outer brain is to distort your judgment and lower you inhibition, while producing euphoria (a sense of pleasure).
Premenstrual hormonal changes cause intoxication to set in faster during the days right before a woman gets her period.
According to a study that was conducted by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), decades of heavy drinking (as in alcohol abuse or dependence) can destroy brain cells; this is particularly true as pertaining to in memory part of the brain, which is called the hippocampus.
Excessive alcohol use has immediate effects that increase the risk of many harmful health conditions. These immediate effects are most often the result of binge drinking and include the following: Unintentional injuries, including traffic injuries, falls, drownings, burns, and unintentional firearm injuries.

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