UNC Horizons - - North Carolina

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UNC Horizons
UNC Horizons
is located at 10 Sunnybrook Road Raleigh, NC. 27610 and can be contacted by calling 919-250-3834. UNC Horizons offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Expectant Mothers, Women
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Payment Help

Long-term alcohol consumption can cause respiratory dangers include respiratory depression and failure, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and lung abscesses.
In 2005, alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse cost the United States an estimated $220 billion dollars. This more than the costs associated with cancer ($196 billion) and obesity ($133 billion).
Because drinking alcohol induces urination within a short period of time, the body can become dehydrated with alcohol consumption and the kidneys may not be able to properly perform the necessary functions of regulation electrolytes. Although moderate alcohol consumption may not cause permanent kidney damage, they will not function properly during the period of time that a person is drinking.
When alcohol is consumed into the body it is converted to acetaldehyde in the liver. Acetaldehyde is a toxic substance that can be harmful to the body. For the normal drinker, the liver quickly coverts acetaldehyde into a substance called acetic acid. Acetic acid does not have the same toxic or harmful qualities as acetaldehyde. The body then converts acetic acid into carbon dioxide and water which is released through the body�'s urinary and respiratory systems.

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