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UF Health Shands Hospital
UF Health Shands Hospital
is located at 1600 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL. 32610 and can be contacted by calling 352-265-0111. UF Health Shands Hospital offers treatment services for Illicit Drug Addiction, Prescription Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Inpatient Hospital Treatment, Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

Approximately half of state prison inmates report they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of their offense.
Many experts in genetics estimate that over 50% of the causes of alcohol dependence are due to genes that lead to an increased "vulnerability" to alcoholism. A large majority of these geneticists believe that these particular genes affect some physiological component of the brain that is associated with the production of "impaired control," the hallmark of alcohol dependence.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) says the brain continues to develop into the early 20s, and exposing the brain to alcohol in that period may impair brain development.
The total cost attributable to underage alcohol consumption, including costs of traffic crashes, violent crime, injuries, and treatment, is over $52 billion per year.

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