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Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America
is located at 388 Sawyer Street South Portland, ME. 4106 and can be contacted by calling 207-799-0637. Volunteers of America offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Addiction and Alcoholism

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Self Pay, Sliding-Scale Fee

Alcohol has been known to increase digestion, but this may be due to its relaxing effect, when a person has a couple of drinks before a meal. In higher "doses", alcohol can cause gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining), which is one of the reasons that an individual may experience heartburn and nausea the day after binge drinking; heavy drinking on a continuous basis can lead to stomach ulceration.
Many colonists used hard cider, beer, rum or other alcoholic drinks as painkillers and as treatment for fevers, indigestion, and heart trouble.
Alcohol consumption causes the body to overproduce inflammatory chemicals called Cytokins. This results in memory loss, loss of focus, and sometimes pain in the head.
Studies by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have reported that alcoholics have difficulty sleeping and spend less time in the most important phase of sleep known as REM (rapid eye movement).

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