Merrimack River Medical Services Inc -

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Merrimack River Medical Services Inc
Merrimack River Medical Services Inc
is located at 2300 Congress Street Portland, ME. 4102 and can be contacted by calling 207-221-2292.

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Detox, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detox Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, AIDS/HIV Clients, Lesbian and Gay, Over 50, Expectant Mothers, Women, Men, Court Appointed Client Services, Hearing Impaired Clients
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

In 2003, the percentage of first-semester boys and girls who binged on alcohol at least twice a week was 41 and 34 respectively.
According to recent studies by law enforcement in the United States, over 50% of physical attacks in American homes involved alcohol use.
Binge drinking (consuming 4 or more drinks per occasion for women; 5 or more drinks per occasion for men) is responsible for over half of the deaths and two-thirds of the YPLL (years of potential life lost) due to excessive drinking, and is associated with many health and social problems, including alcohol-impaired driving, interpersonal violence, risky sexual activity, and unintended pregnancy.
The reason that alcohol can most effectively penetrate almost all of the organs of the body is because it mixes most easily with body fat.

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