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Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherford Regional Health System
is located at 288 South Ridgecrest Avenue Rutherfordton, NC. 28139 and can be contacted by calling 828-286-5516. Rutherford Regional Health System offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Inpatient Hospital Treatment
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

According to research by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), underage drinking can have devastating effects on the brain.
Alcohol is made as plant sugars in fruits come into contact with a fungus called yeast and they begin to ferment; as they rot, they will excrete a toxic substance called ethanol or ethyl alcohol--or simply alcohol. In the fermentation process, the yeast continues to feed on the plant sugars, thus the alcohol concentration levels rise; once these levels get closer to 14 percent, the yeast dies, quite literally, of alcohol poisoning.
The average 18-year-old in the United States has seen 100,000 television commercials encouraging him or her to drink alcohol.
In one study, HIV positive women receiving antiretroviral therapy who consumed alcohol moderately or heavily were more likely to have higher levels of the HIV virus, making it easier for them to spread the virus to others.

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