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Gonzales Mental Health Center
Gonzales Mental Health Center
is located at 1112 East Ascension Complex Boulevard Gonzales, LA. 70737 and can be contacted by calling 225-621-5770. Gonzales Mental Health Center offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Prescription Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Hearing Impaired Clients
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee, Payment Help

Underage drinking can lead to other problems. These may include bad grades in school, run-ins with the law, and drug use.
Many times, family members and friends may feel obligated to cover for the person with the drinking problem; in many of these instances, they may take on the burden of cleaning up their messes or begin to lie and make excuses for the alcoholic; pretending that nothing is wrong and constantly hiding away all of their fears and resentments can take an enormous emotional toll on loved ones.
Many prescription drugs carry the label "Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication;" the reason that this warning should be heeded is because the use of alcohol can increase the effects of drugs that make people drowsy, can alter the metabolism (break-down) of drugs, or reduce the effectiveness of drugs.
Binge drinking is a common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a persons blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks, and when women consume 4 or more drinks, in about 2 hours.

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